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Henry Ford's Model-T automobile was the first car built on an assembly line with interchangeable parts, making it affordable for the masses. Prior to the Model-T, each car was custom-built for individual customers and were expensive to produce and maintain. While the Model-T came in one standard model and color, cars now come in many options for customers to choose from. However, most internet banking services still follow the one-size-fits-all approach of the Model-T rather than offering customized products tailored to individual customer needs and usage patterns. Adaptive systems that analyze user behavior could help banks develop new service alternatives better suited for different types of customers.
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1.Just to make sure that theres no confusion, I wanted to note t.docx
1.Just to make sure that theres no confusion, I wanted to note t.docxtangyechloe1.
Just to make sure that there's no confusion, I wanted to note that we're not asking for a definition of creativity as noted here and in neighboring opening-topic posts, but that we want to get at what we can do to both foster creativity and do so within pragmatic parameters?
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Class, let's try some simple questions that have some complicated answers.What is the big risk for an ad that uses humor? How about the risks for an ad that uses sex appeal or fear?
3.
Many people have great ideas but are unable to execute! These two capabilities – strategy and execution are the dynamic duo that we all need to understand. When there’s a mismatch, the difference between what we mean to say and what the consumer perceives can be vastly different.
Is it possible that an ad sets out with one really great objective and then ends up with quite a refined or different purpose, maybe not even the originally intended purpose? Can you find a similar example?
4.
Henry Ford pioneered and dominated the mass automobile market in the early 1900's when he first came outwith the Model T. After afew years of success, reportersand insiders alike started buggingFord about making the T in different colorsto appeal to consumers. Hence his famous quote, "I'll be happy to sell you a car in any color that you want, as long as it is black…"
Ford subsequently lost a tremendous amount of sales to some up-start whipper-snappers, theChevrolet Brothers,who pounced on the opportunity. Being extremely revolutionary with consumer products, something that we now take for granted, they took on the automobile giant byoffering their cars inseveral different colors. Needless to say, when Ford came out with his next generation car, the Model A, he too offered it in a variety of colors as well...
Color can have aprofound impact on us, but is color all there is to it? While we wouldn’t notice the difference today, for back then, Chevrolet’s also had softer lines, a little more bling, and were considered to be all around far better looking than the T.
So, ignoring color for today, what else or other aesthetics can impact us, stemming from a product/service or ad?
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10 form designRoberto DaddaLectures for the course "Ergonomics applied to the usability of web pages and apps" held at the School of design of Politecnico di milano in the first semester of 2021-2022 academic year
11 error management
11 error managementRoberto DaddaLectures for the course "Ergonomics applied to the usability of web pages and apps" held at the School of design of Politecnico di milano in the first semester of 2021-2022 academic year
12 tipography for the web
12 tipography for the webRoberto DaddaLectures for the course "Ergonomics applied to the usability of web pages and apps" held at the School of design of Politecnico di milano in the first semester of 2021-2022 academic year
14 accessibility short
14 accessibility shortRoberto DaddaThe document discusses accessibility in web design. It defines accessibility as designing products, devices, and environments to be usable by people with disabilities through both direct and indirect access via assistive technologies. It notes that accessibility benefits all users by working for those with slow connections or small devices. The document outlines how up to 20% of people have disabilities that impact web use, such as visual, hearing, motor and cognitive impairments, and discusses common barriers to accessibility like lack of captioning for deaf users or exclusive keyboard navigation. It provides resources on web accessibility standards and initiatives.
13 equilibrium order time
13 equilibrium order timeRoberto DaddaLectures for the course "Ergonomics applied to the usability of web pages and apps" held at the School of design of Politecnico di milano in the first semester of 2021-2022 academic year
15 emotional design
15 emotional designRoberto DaddaLectures for the course "Ergonomics applied to the usability of web pages and apps" held at the School of design of Politecnico di milano in the first semester of 2021-2022 academic year
Poli15 uffizi - 2016-02-03
Poli15 uffizi - 2016-02-03Roberto DaddaResult of a workshop held in my "Interactive systems usability design" at Politecnico di Milano in 2015
Poli15 careffour - 2015-12-01
Poli15 careffour - 2015-12-01Roberto DaddaResult of a workshop held in my "Interactive systems usability design" at Politecnico di Milano in 2015
Poli15 barbie - 20160202
Poli15 barbie - 20160202Roberto DaddaResult of a workshop held in my "Interactive systems usability design" at Politecnoco di Milano in 2015
Poli15 guanda publishing - 2016-02-03
Poli15 guanda publishing - 2016-02-03Roberto DaddaResult of a workshop held in my "Interactive systems usability design" at Politecnoco di Milano in 2015
Poli15 sansha
Poli15 sanshaRoberto DaddaResult of a workshop held in my "Interactive systems usability design" at Politecnoco di Milano in 2015
Going behind black ford model t…
- 1. on usability… Going behind Ford Model-T, black… ItallstartedOctober1,1908.Beforeeach carwasspecialonebuildedforeach customer,speciallydesignedforthat customer,veryexpensiveandverydifficultto maintain1 andrepair. AfterHenryFordcarswherenomore buildedforthatparticularsinglecustomer, carwasforeveryoneofus.Notafancycar, THATcarwithonedesign,samefeatures andevenonecolor:black. Wasahugesuccess,butthenthings changed:wenowhavethepossibilityof choosingthecarwelikemoreamongthe availableonesandwemaychooseamonga lotofdifferentoptions. Thisapproachiscommontomostofthe productsandservicesofferedonthemarket, but,oddlyenough,NOTinmostofthe internetbasedservices2 . Thelasttimeyouaskedyourbanktobuyanhomebankingservicedidyougetalistofdifferent productstochooseamong,alargelistofoptions? Mostprobablyno! Yougotausername,aonetimepasswordkeyandtheindicationthatthePINwillbedeliveredlaterby physicalmail. 1 ThemostimportantfeatureoftheFordModelTwastobethefirstonebuildedwithinterchangeableparts,before eachcarhaddifferentpartsandincaseoffailureitwasnecessarytoadaptit,thechainproductionisonlya byproductofthisapproach.Thisissomethingthatshouldteachusalotofthings,butisanotherstory. 2 Thesameconceptappliestomostofthesoftwarepackagesandoperatingsystems,butagainanotherstory. December6th,2013page1of2