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Book 2009

The Design of Future Things

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Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Published
2009
  • Human engineering
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Design, Industrial
  • Social aspects
  • Social aspects of Technology
  • Design and technology
  • Industrial Design
  • Nonfiction

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.