# Human-centered design

> Usually used as a synonym for user-centered design.

Usually used as a synonym for [user-centered design](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/User-centered%20design.txt).

## User-centered vs. human-centered

Today, human-centered design is used as a synonym for [user-centered design](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/User-centered%20design.txt). However, <Jef Raskin> distinguished human-centered design from [user-centered design](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/User-centered%20design.txt) and emphasized its importance. See: [User-Centered vs. Human-Centered](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/User-centered%20vs.%20human-centered.txt).