Name: The Design of Future Things
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Author: Don Norman
ISBN: 9780465002283

Type

Physical Book

Author

Don Norman

Publisher

Basic Books

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.39 kg.

ISBN

0465002285

ISBN13

9780465002283

Synopsis "The Design of Future Things "

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.

Don Norman

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Don Norman (New York, 1935) is a distinguished researcher, professor, and American author, known for his influence on user-centered design and cognitive engineering. With a background in electrical engineering and psychology, he has been a professor at universities such as UC San Diego and Northwestern, as well as serving as vice president at Apple, where he coined the term "user experience" (UX). He is co-founder of Nielsen Norman Group and has been awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Cognitive Science and Computing.

Among his most influential works are The Design of Everyday Things (1988), Emotional Design (2004), Living with Complexity (2010), and Design for a Better World (2023). These books explore the interaction between people and technology, promoting a design approach that prioritizes functionality, sustainability, and human well-being.

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