The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time. In this entertaining and insightful analysis, cognitive scientist Don Norman hails excellence of design as the most important key to regaining the competitive edge in influencing consumer behavior.
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.
"Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life" by Adam Greenfield delves into the profound impact of technology on our daily lives. Greenfield critically examines a range of emerging technologies, from the Internet of Things (IoT) and augmented reality to cryptocurrencies and automation. The book offers insights into how these technologies are reshaping our urban environments, social interactions, economies, and personal identities. Greenfield challenges the reader to consider the broader implications of these technologies, questioning who benefits from them and at what cost. He emphasizes the need for thoughtful design and ethical considerations as we integrate these radical technologies into our everyday lives.
How can digital objects be understood according to individualization and individuation? Yuk Hui creates a dialogue between Martin Heidegger and Gilbert Simondon and contextualizes it within the history of computing. Interdisciplinary in philosophical and technical insights, Hui’s work develops an original, productive way of thinking about the data and metadata that increasingly define our world.
"The System of Objects" is a seminal work by the French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard. In this book, Baudrillard explores the relationship between humans and the objects they produce, consume, and surround themselves with. He delves into the ways in which objects, especially in consumerist societies, take on symbolic meanings and play a role in the construction of individual identities and social relationships.