Research on Smart Phone Interfaces for the Elderly Based on Ergonomics

Abstract

To improve the usability of products, this thesis discusses about mobile phone interface designs which are more consistent with the elderly's using habits. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the elderly's physiological perception functions, the thesis first lists all factors that affect the design of smart phone interfaces. Guiding the interface design with methods targeted at clients' experience, it puts forward designing principles from the perspectives of information structure, visual design and interactive design. Cooperating the elderly's demand preferences, it masters design thinking from the macroscopic perspective to explore optimal interface design for the elderly. In the grand context of informatization, this thesis systematically analyzes and researches the characteristics of specific group to find out the relations between the elderly's smart mobile phones and the human-machine interactive design. It aims at putting forward effective methods of designing optimal user interfaces for the elderly's smart phones.