Ergonomic is a Greek etymology. Ergon meaning work and nomos means laws. In Ergonomic design there are five important elements, safety, comfort, ease of use, performance, and aesthetic, these have to be incorporated in the design to make it a useful product. An example of this product is the three whole punchers for binders. Why is a three whole binder puncher an ergonomic design?
Ergonomic is a Greek etymology. Ergon meaning work and nomos means laws. In Ergonomic design there are five important elements, safety, comfort, ease of use, performance, and aesthetic, these have to be incorporated in the design to make it a useful product. An example of this product is the three holes punchers for binders. Why is a three holes binder puncher an ergonomic design?
To satisfy the first element of safety, many designs of this product or all of them have a handle or something to guide the costumers. Some examples of the holes punchers are shown above. Take the black holes puncher as an example. It has a flexible area where the hand can be placed on it and gentle press down on it to get the result that’s wanted. The only time the user come into contact with this item is when they are going to press down on it to get their result. There is no hard in performing this task. The other example is the silver and blue one, where there is a handle that can be manipulated to perform the task. Also, the area in between the column that are making the holes is so narrow that not even a baby’s finger can get in between.
To fulfill the comfortable task, as mentioned before, most designs of the product have a handle or an area where it can easily be use to perform the task. It’s not just any handle, but it is design to fit the comfort of the user’s hands. If it’s just a straight metal handle, the hand will start to hurt after using the product for a while. If the user have to punch holes in a stack of papers, they wouldn’t want to use a hole puncher that will cause them pain and enable them to do their job. That is why a rubber matted handle or a surface where it is soft and comfortable, fitting the hand, can allow the user to perform the task as many times as necessary. This leads to the next element ease of use.
The user doesn’t have to use all their force to perform this task. They simply just have to pull down the handle with little force or just push down on the handle, as easy as opening the door of a car. It’s convenient in the office, at school, at home, outside, it can be use anywhere. There is no sweat involve when using this product.
This product’s performance can’t be doubted. The columns that make the holes are stable and strong. The handle makes it efficient and convenient to utilize. It produces clean cut holes in the paper, with perfect distance in between the wholes to make it fit perfectly in a binder or folder.
How is a 3 ring binder holes puncher conveying aesthetic? There are many ways to make its appearance stand out and noticeable. When the product was first produce, it comes only in the color black, really dull and common. Now to make it more eye catching and noticeable, they come in many colors in many designs. Some are thin and small like the one shown below, so it can easily fit narrow area or allow the user to have more working space. Others are bigger or shorter in length, but they all have the same performance. There are all kinds of this design that fits all kinds of people’s taste.
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