Characteristics of Universal Design

1. U N I V E R S A L D E S I G N
GUWAHATI COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING
MAKING
DESIGN
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SOCIETY
AR. BISWAJIT SHARMA
M.ARCH(UD), MBA(HR,IT)
সা ৰ্বজ নী ন প ৰি ক ল্প না
CHARACTERISTICS

2. PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS –
Deep: Full of deep thought and sound philosophy, not just with a
thin wrapper.
Ethical: Based on ethics that respect public interest and the
ecosystem.
Sensible: Having a combination of human senses function and
being positively appealing.
Integrative: Having overall versatility that a design should maintain
and not exclude or isolate users.
Gentle: Interacting with users in a more comfortable relationship.
Nourishing: Nourishing life like food with plenty of ingredients.
SECONDARY CHARACTERISTICS –
Useable: Able to be easily used without causing any inconvenience
or interruption of use.
Normalizing: Having users naturally exist in the group without
being excluded or discriminated against.
Inclusive: Inclusively satisfying a broader range of user group,
rather than a limited one.
Versatile: Having versatile characteristics, rather than one function
or characteristic, and is thus able to be complementarily or
selectively used.
Enabling: Enabling, rather than having users become frustrated,
give up, or become depressed.
Respectable: Having users maintain dignity and self-esteem
without damaging their self-esteem or making them feel inferior.
Supportive: Having users easily adapt to the daily life by
supplementing their physical or mental limitation.
Accessible: Able to be easily accessed and have users easily
access information.
Legible: Clearly informing users so that they can understand.
Dr. Lee’s 21st Century Paradigm for
Beautiful Universal Design
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3. TERTIARY CHARACTERISTICS –
Benign: Occupying an advantageous position in the
market economy, attracting consumers.
Enhancing: Making the user’s life more pleasant and
leading it to the pursuit of a better quality of life.
Adorable: Attracting the user’s eyes and mind.
User-friendly: Easily accommodating the user’s
sensitive needs.
Touching: Causing the spirit of impression and gratitude
beyond simple consumption and use.
Inspiring: Inspiring enthusiasm and enhancing the
spirit.
Flexible: Able to be flexibly changed or selectively used
for a given situation and atmosphere.
Useful: Efficiently satisfying the purpose that the user
intends.
Loving: Having users feel a serious attitude,
enthusiasm, and love during the process to create the
designed output.
Dr. Lee’s 21st Century Paradigm for Beautiful Universal Design
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