The Design of Future Things
by Donald A. Norman · first published 2007
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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
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In Design of Future Things, ex-Apple UX designer Don Norman interviews (anonymous) engineers of a self-driving car: DN: "It sped up when we left the freeway instead of slowing down on the exit, that was dangerous. Why did that…
on “Robust Physical-World Attacks on Machine Learning Models” ↗…and Harvard Business Review. My current reading list includes the following books, currently on my desk at the office: Good in room by Stephanie Palmer About giving good presentations and pitches The design of future things by Donald Norman Many of you have probably read or heard about his previous book, 'design of everyday things' A class with Drucker by William Cohen Lessons learned by a former student of the renowned…
on “Do you read?” ↗…are actually giving you less to do (though I don't think they would ever completely remove the manual control, but that's because it can be life or death). Don Normal talks about this in his book "The Design of Future Things": http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/the_design_of_future_1.html
on “Various and Assorted Thoughts and Observations Regarding the Just-Announced iPad” ↗