Blue wrote in message
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I want the theory behind desk design
rather than just plans for how to build one. Also it going to be a
computer desk.

One of the reasons motivating me is that I am a larger than average
man and ready made computer desks seem to be designed for short
people. They just seem to all be the same basic dozen desk designes
modified for a computer as an afterthought. For instance things like
a keyboard drawer make a desk even shorter but the desks don't get any
taller.

The things I want to know is are there any desk designs with
adjustable height? ....

Blue,
I haven't actually plugged in the key words to a search engine, but I think
terms like ergonomics, human factors, computer work station, and work
station design might be useful to you. There is a lot of information on the
type of thing you are looking for, but you wont find it in the "design"
community. You will find it in the area of human factors and ergonomics.
Another term that comes to mind is anthropometrics (body measurements).
However, you are interested in designing for you alone so the normal
anthropometric dada may not be applicable. Instead, you will want to know
how to make anthropometric measurements on yourself rather than see
compilations of data for various populations. As another poster mentioned,
you can get some basic height and width measurements from your own body to
find appropriate heights etc, but you will want to take into consideration
many other things like prevention of carpal tunnel, back stress etc. That
means you must balance the distance you need from the floor to the bottom of
the desk with the work surface height in order to keep your wrists straight
while you type or operate a mouse. Additionally, you should think about the
chair. It is an integral part of the workstation, and it's height depends
on your body and the operations you are performing. There is a lot to think
about if you want this thing to be "perfect" for you and your body
dimensions. I hope some of those key words work for you.

Brian

P.S. There are ergonomic office supply outfits that sell fully adjustable
workstations for many applications. They are intended to be as adjustable
as possible, but I doubt they would be "perfect" for anyone.