The Design of Future Things

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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.

subjects: Human engineering,  Human-computer interaction,  Design, Industrial,  Social aspects,  Social aspects of Technology,  Design and technology,  Psychological aspects of Industrial design,  Industrial Design,  Nonfiction,  Psychological aspects,  Technology,  Psychology,  Emotions and cognition,  Design,  Aspect psychologique,  Design et technologie,  Ergonomie,  Interaction homme-machine (Informatique),  Technologie,  Aspect social