Emotional design : why we love (or hate) everyday things
by
 
Norman, Donald A.

Title
Emotional design : why we love (or hate) everyday things

Author
Norman, Donald A.

ISBN
9780465051359
 
9780465051366

Personal Author
Norman, Donald A.

Publication Information
New York : Basic Books, 2004.

Physical Description
x, 257 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents
The meaning of things. Attractive things work better -- The multiple faces of emotion and design -- Design in practice. Three levels of design : visceral, behavioral and reflective -- Fun and games -- People, places and things -- Emotional machines -- The future of robots -- Epilogue: we are all designers.

Abstract
"Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses? Or why washing and polishing your car seems to make it drive better? New research has shown that attractive things really do work better." "In the last decade, the design community has made products easier to use, largely due to Donald Norman's The Design of Everyday Things. But as he demonstrates in this book, we don't just use a product, we become emotionally involved with it. Emotional Design demonstrates for the first time the profound influence of this deceptively simple idea." "Don Norman draws on a wealth of examples and the very latest scientific insights in this exploration of the emotional impacts of objects in our everyday world. His The Design of Everyday Things showed why the products we use should not be confusing, irritating, and frustrating. Emotional Design explains why they must also be attractive, pleasurable, and fun."--Jacket.

Subject Term
Emotions and cognition.
 
Design -- Psychological aspects.
 
Industrial design -- Psychological aspects.

Electronic Access
Inhaltsverzeichnis
 
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003010123.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2003010123-b.html
 
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2003010123-d.html
 
Table of contents http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=012816545&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA


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