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Holte Stationsvej 20, 2th
2840 Holte
Denmark

Phone: (+45)45414191
Fax: (+45)45414193
http://www.harrit-sorensen.dk
th@harrit-sorensen.dk

Company Profile

Design Story

Industrial designers, Harrit & Sørensen a/s, offer a variety of products and services in the field of industrial design, human factor design, exhibitions, strategic consultancy and design management. We follow the entire process from first idea to the implementation of the final product.

At Harrit & Sørensen we create holistic solutions: the specific product as a whole, the complete line of production, the unity of idea and identity. The starting point is in people. The keywords are aesthetics, function, ergonomics and innovation. Design must arouse feelings. Design should touch the emotions. Enthusiasm and humour is what drives us.

Harrit & Sørensen a/s has been a partnership since 1993 and employs four designers.

Design Story

Product Information
Wheelchairs
Reports and analyses
Design based on Human Factors

Harrit & Sørensen develops human-factors based design work. Based on subject areas such as psychology and ergonomics, designs are user-oriented – thus minimising the risk of functional defects in the finished product. In collaboration with Force Technology, we offer Human Factors Based Design consultancy.

We are experienced in a variety of products and industries: Maritime and medical equipment, household technology and at workplaces, signposting, packaging, internet sites and PC software.

The End user in Focus

Design, based on human factors, is characterised by an interdisciplinary cooperation between psychologists, designers, product developers, engineers, programmers etc. Human factors-based design is built on comprehensive and detailed psychological knowledge, positioned on experimental research into interaction between human beings and technology.

Tools and Methods

Design, based on Human Factors is a process, which includes a variety of methods and tools borrowed from, amongst other fields, psychology and anthropology. Focus is on quality rather than quantity. The goal is to understand rather than merely describe.

Human factors-based design is a structured process where differing utilities and methods are incorporated in carefully planned and documented procedures – from the initial concept to the finished product.

It is of paramount importance for the success of the design process that all the parties involved at the customer have a basic knowledge of human factors.

Therefore, great importance is placed on the human factors courses as an integral part of the smooth running of the project. The goal: that all parties speak the same language when human factors are discussed. We also offer courses in human factor-based design that are not specifically related to a particular project.

These courses are relevant for product developers, engineers, programmers, designers and architects. The goal being, not to produce human factor experts, but to provide basic knowledge that will allow participants, in a qualified manner, to be part of a human factors-based design team.