false<![CDATA[Design of Future Things]]>2632871From best-selling author Donald A. Norman, the long-awaited sequel to <I>The Design of Everyday Things</I>: a critical look at the new dawn of "smart" technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to cantankerous refrigerators. <P> 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 <I>The Design of Everyday Things</I>, 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.25522329102007Design of Future Thingstotal:42|5:5|4:13|3:16|2:6|1:2|421391231240falsefalseSun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008Sun Jun 22 05:03:15 -0700 2008Sun Jun 22 05:37:15 -0700 2008
Don Norman's webpage --- Don Norman, a champion of human-centred design.
Machines are getting smarted. We read about visions of smart homes that will automate all the mundane actions of life, such as regulating light and temperature, even ordering groceries. Norman sounds a caution in hi...more...]]>
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A new book argues that machines work best when they help us perform, not perform in our stead.
The Design of Future Things by Donald A. Norman. Basic Books. 2007. 231 pages. $27.50.
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The Design of Everyday Things, I would urge you to put it on your reading list. It was a catalog of human factors design failures, and a set of prescriptions to improve design. An excellent read.
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