ABSTRACT
The aim of this entry is to present anthropometry as a set of measuring techniques and methods, and to prove its usefulness for the needs of design. Anthropometry originates from anthropology and is directed towards obtaining measurements of man. Anthropology is the science of man. It deals with the changability of the physical characteristics of man in time and space, and particularly with race differentiation, individuals’ differentiation, ontogenesis, and phylogenesis. In the English and American approaches, anthropology embraces the complete knowledge of man and can be divided into physical (biological) anthropology and cultural anthropology. In addition, there are other types of anthropology, such as social anthropology and criminal anthropology.
