The design of future things
by
Norman, Donald A.
Title
:
The design of future things
Author
:
Norman, Donald A.
ISBN
:
9780465002283
Personal Author
:
Norman, Donald A.
Edition
:
1st pbk. ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Basic Books/Perseus Book Group, [2009], ©2007.
Physical Description
:
viii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents
:
Cautious cars and cantankerous kitchens: how machines take control -- The psychology of people & machines -- Natural interaction -- Servants of our machines -- The role of automation -- Communicating with our machines -- The future of everyday things -- Afterword: The machine's point of view.
Abstract
:
In this book, Donald Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology. Exploring the links between design and 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 blinking machines.--[book cover].
Subject Term
:
Industrial design -- Psychological aspects.
Human engineering.
Human engineering. (OCoLC)fst00963014
Industrial design -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01730201
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| VEGA Durban | General Books | 000013973 | 745.2 NOR | 1 |