The Design of Future Things, 9780465002283
Paperback
A fascinating look at the perils and promise of the intelligent objects of the future

The Design of Future Things

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    11 May 2009

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Summary

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 …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780465002283
ISBN-10:0465002285
Author:Don Norman
Publisher:Basic Books
Imprint:Basic Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Edition:First Trade Paper Edition
Release Date:11 May 2009
Weight:321g
Dimensions:235mm x 186mm x 15mm
About The Author

Don Norman

Donald A. Norman is the Breed Professor of Design at Northwestern University, a former Vice President at Apple Computer, and a partner in the Nielsen Norman Group Consulting Firm, which consults with corporations on design. He is the author of a number of books on design, including Emotional Design and The Design of Everyday Things. He lives in Palo Alto, California, and Evanston, Illinois.

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