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This chapter looks at the relationship between design and the body, addressing the implications of anatomical features ‘Structures and shape’, physiology ‘How the body works’ and psychological ‘Our love/hate relationship with clothing’, and the impact these have when designing for the end user’s needs. For a design methodology to claim that it is inclusive or universal, it must address the real needs of the body from the outset not design for the technology and then place it in a softer shell. Smart clothing and wearable technology must add to the functionality of the human body not decrease it through poor or ill-considered design. The chapter then moves on to look at the natural processes of ageing placing an emphasis on those that impact most directly on clothing design avoiding where possible changesfur as a consequence of disease processes.

Author

Jane McCann; David Bryson

Publisher

Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780128195260

Subjects

Computer Science, Engineering, Technology