11: Understanding Ergonomics with Prof. Gaur Gopal Ray.
Audiogyan14 Mars 2018

11: Understanding Ergonomics with Prof. Gaur Gopal Ray.

Today I have Prof. Gaur Gopal Ray with us on Audiogyan. Prof. Ray has been a faculty member at the Industrial Design Centre since December 1979\. He served as a Head of Department at IDC from 2009 to 2013\. He is also Associated Professor of the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IITB. Obtained his MSc and PhD degrees in Physiology with a specialization in the area of Ergonomics from University of Calcutta. Professor Ray has been honoured with UNDP Fellowship (1981) and ‘Prof. J.N.Maitra' Memorial Gold Medal award (1998). He was the honorary president and founding member of Indian Society of Ergonomics as well and was the chairman of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) PGD Section 15 ergonomics and is member of the IDC committee of the IEA. 1\. You work in the multiple area of ergonomics like product, workstation, automobile and more… Can you please set the context by telling us, what is ergonomics and how is it related to design? 2\. How can things be ergonomically designed for mass since it’s a very customised design? 3\. Can you tell a particular case study in which study of ergonomics deeply helped users? 4\. What is the importance of ergonomic workstations in today’s society? IT, Shopkeeper and more… 5\. At what stage should design organisations consider ergonomics as a priority given the infrastructure of the country.

Avsnitt(306)

Ep. 289 - Measure of good designers with Ayaz Basrai

Ep. 289 - Measure of good designers with Ayaz Basrai

This is the first episode of a 10 Part series, "Designer’s Digest”. This series is about Design as a profession, it’s daily grind, the secrets to climbing the design career ladder and what edge we’ll ...

10 Apr 20241h 19min

Ep. 288 - What is Plork? with Nitesh and Sonal (7th Anniversary)

Ep. 288 - What is Plork? with Nitesh and Sonal (7th Anniversary)

Einstein once said “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” He also said, “Logic will get you from A t...

27 Dec 20231h 41min

Ep. 287 - Discussing typeface with Sarang Kulkarni (Marathi)

Ep. 287 - Discussing typeface with Sarang Kulkarni (Marathi)

“The characteristics of jazz help. Its sense of improvisation, individualism, sound, and rhythm are all present and important in graphic design, too.” - Niklaus Troxler, who have been improvising with...

13 Dec 202342min

Ep. 286 - Design for scale with Abhinit Tiwari

Ep. 286 - Design for scale with Abhinit Tiwari

Abhinit has been building digital products for past 15 years, he was head of Design at Gojek and scaled the design and research function from 6 designer to 200 plus including research. He is currently...

1 Nov 202356min

Ep. 285 - Censorship in films with Ajit Rai (Hindi)

Ep. 285 - Censorship in films with Ajit Rai (Hindi)

Potter Stewart an associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court once said, “Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.” Censoring artists, intellectuals is not a new thing. Today to d...

25 Okt 202354min

Ep. 284 - Where is the place? with Ar. Sherman Stave

Ep. 284 - Where is the place? with Ar. Sherman Stave

In late 1800s, A Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi, said, “There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners”. But where does the...

18 Okt 202347min

Ep. 283 - An insert into the history with Prof. Durganand Balsavar (TDB Series)

Ep. 283 - An insert into the history with Prof. Durganand Balsavar (TDB Series)

Frank Owen Gehry, a Canadian-born American architect and designer once said, “Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness”. How can we long for timelessness in architec...

11 Okt 20231h 17min

Ep. 282 - Designing a museum with Ar. Prashant Pole (TDB Series)

Ep. 282 - Designing a museum with Ar. Prashant Pole (TDB Series)

BV. Doshi, once said, “A house is a grain, like a small sapling in the bio-diverse wild forest”. I wonder what a public space like a temple, a monument, museum, a park, an industrial zone, a 80 floor ...

4 Okt 20231h 12min

Populärt inom Samhälle & Kultur

podme-dokumentar
gynning-berg
en-mork-historia
p3-dokumentar
aftonbladet-krim
svenska-fall
mardromsgasten
creepypodden-med-jack-werner
skaringer-nessvold
killradet
rattsfallen
spar
hor-har
flashback-forever
aterforeningen-en-podcast-med-thorsten-och-richard-flinck-av-sigge-eklund
vad-blir-det-for-mord
historiska-brott
rss-mer-an-bara-morsa
rysarpodden
rss-brottsutredarna