The Design of Future Things
Author | : Don Norman |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2009-05-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 0465002285 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780465002283 |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In The Design of Future Things, best-selling author Donald A. Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to cantankerous refrigerators. Exploring the links between design and human psychology, he offers 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. A fascinating look at the perils and promise of the intelligent objects of the future, The Design of Future Things is a must-read for anyone interested in the dawn of a new era in technology.