Color influence on the use satisfaction of kitchen utensils: An ergonomic and perceptual study
Different areas of science that study visual perception suggest the influence of color on human behavior and well-being. However, we know very little about the chromatic effect on satisfaction. The study aimed to assess color influence associated with individuals' age on the product's satisfaction of use. A total of 120 female participants (18–29 and 30–55 years old) evaluated a garlic peeler (Experiment I) and a potato masher (Experiment II) in green, red, and gray/silver colors. The methodology used the System Usability Scale Questionnaire, Emotional responses - FaceReader™ software, and a Preference Scale. We noticed no significant difference between age groups regarding the SUS scores in both experiments. However, the gray product received a higher SUS score (p < 0.05) than the other colors, and the Preference Scale rated gray as the worst. On the other hand, in Experiment I, the emotional responses showed that the main variable was the color, and in Experiment II, it was the participants' age (p < 0.05). Based on the present study, we suggest that color is an important variable on the satisfaction of use. The present research presented laboratory experiments that shed light on the importance of color and age variables on the satisfaction of use with kitchen utensils.
Relevance to industry
Color and age driven-knowledge can change how professionals and project teams create their products and user interaction, breaking superficial preconceptions. The present study is part of a research project contributing to the Color and Ergonomics in the Design Industrial field.
Funding
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher-Level Personnel - Brazil [CAPES grant 88887.095645/2015-01-3693/2014, 2014; and 88882.180479/2018-1, 2018]
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - Brazil [CNPq grants 304619/2018-3, 2018; and 2018/48145, 2a018]
São Paulo Research Foundation - Brazil [FAPESP grant 18/06764-6, 2018]
History
School
- Design and Creative Arts
Department
- Design
Published in
International Journal of Industrial ErgonomicsVolume
90Publisher
ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2022.103314Acceptance date
2022-05-12Publication date
2022-05-29Copyright date
2022ISSN
0169-8141Publisher version
Language
- en