About Tripod Design

At Tripod Design, we are carefully examining the weaknesses of design and product manufacturing processes born from 20th century industrialization. We are researching and implementing new design methods with the aim of creating highly adaptable design and product development processes that will enable a diverse set of people to use products without experiencing stress, frustration, or danger.

To Tripod Design, Universal Design is an indispensable tool toward attaining Human Centered Design (HCD), a design objective that takes into account the needs of each and every individual who might possibly interact with a product.

Tripod Design has spent many years researching how to analyze a product user's consciousness vis-à-vis any given product. Based on this research, we have developed a tool for both business and designer use called CLS (Conscious Level Shift) that can be incorporated into a company's design and product planning process.

In today's increasingly diverse society, a business that devises a method of Design Assurance (DA) in regard to its product designs will be more likely to generate a higher level of trust among a larger population of existing and new customers.

UD technology at Tripod Design continues to advance based on our hands-on experience in all aspects of creating products. We are involved in primary user research, product planning and design based on UD concepts, as well as product marketing and sales.