Medical equipment adopts the design tendencies of consumer products
Implications - Aesthetically, most pieces of medical equipment embody functional designs that leave them garishly sterile and utilitarian. In order to destigmatize the potentially negative connotations surrounding illness, medical equipment has subsequently adopted the design gestures of everyday consumer products (especially those of tech devices). Brands that recognize and respond to the sensitivities of consumers not only improve those consumers' comfort in day-to-day life, but also create a deeper emotional bond with the products or services.
Workshop Question - What aspect of your product or service might be embarrassing for consumers? How could you change the design of that aspect to make consumers more comfortable?
Trend Themes
1. Design Decides Destigmatization - As destigmatization becomes more important, medical equipment must adopt design gestures of everyday consumer products, especially those of tech devices.
2. Smart Devices for Health - As technology continues to evolve, health tech devices will complement healthcare systems to create better solutions in the healthcare industry.
3. Stylish Healthcare Equipment - Designers are creating medical equipment with a more fashionable and stylish aesthetic to encourage consumers to carry them wherever they need without feeling embarrassed.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - The healthcare industry can incorporate design into the creating of medical equipment to destigmatize illnesses.
2. Technology - Innovative technology will complement the healthcare industry with better access to health information to give consumers more autonomy.
3. Fashion - Designers can bring stylish designs into the healthcare industry to create more fashionable and affordable equipment.
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Date Range:
May 17 — Oct 17
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