Inclusive Design
‘Difficult’ packaging for older Chinese adults
Xuezi Ma, Hua Dong
Tongji University, China
donghua@tongji.edu.cn
Keywords: packaging; openability; older adults; inclusive design
Abstract
The ageing of the global population highlights the need to understand the implications of declining user capabilities and to help elders live full, autonomous lives. One of the poorly understood issues is that of packaging openability. The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of packaging openability from older Chinese people’s perspectives, so that packaging designers and manufacturers can address this issue effectively. A survey was conducted to rate the types of household packaging that consumers in the 60+ age group struggle with, covering opening gestures, coping strategies, attitudes towards packaging design and other related issues. The extent to which this group has difficulties when opening household products and packaging in connection with daily purchases was also discussed.
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Cite this paper: Ma X., Dong, H. (2016). ‘Difficult’ packaging for older Chinese adults. Proceedings of DRS 2016, Design Research Society 50th Anniversary Conference. Brighton, UK, 27–30 June 2016.
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