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Navigating perils of future smart design.
If you've ever felt both intrigued and intimidated by the rapid advancements in technology, "The Design of Future Things" could resonate with you. Don Norman not only provides a critique of current design trends but also proposes a more intuitive, user-friendly approach to future innovations. This book acts as a bridge between consumers and designers, aiming to demystify the "smart" objects we're increasingly surrounded by. It's a thought-provoking read that encourages us to think critically about the role of technology in our lives.
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ISBN: 9780465002276
Authors:
Donald A. Norman
Publisher: Basic Books
Date of Publication: 2007-10-30
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.15
(rated by 45580 readers)
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Donald A. Norman, a popular design consultant to car manufacturers, computer companies, and other industrial and design outfits, has seen the future and is worried. In this long-awaited follow-up to The Design of Everyday Things, he points out what’s going wrong with the wave of products just coming on the market and some that are on drawing boards everywhere—from “smart” cars and homes that seek to anticipate a user’s every need, to the latest automatic navigational systems. Norman builds on this critique to offer a consumer-oriented theory of natural human-machine interaction that can be put into practice by the engineers and industrial designers of tomorrow’s thinking machines. This is a consumer-oriented look at the perils and promise of the smart objects of the future, and a cautionary tale for designers of these objects—many of which are already in use or development.
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Navigating perils of future smart design.
If you've ever felt both intrigued and intimidated by the rapid advancements in technology, "The Design of Future Things" could resonate with you. Don Norman not only provides a critique of current design trends but also proposes a more intuitive, user-friendly approach to future innovations. This book acts as a bridge between consumers and designers, aiming to demystify the "smart" objects we're increasingly surrounded by. It's a thought-provoking read that encourages us to think critically about the role of technology in our lives.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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