Author(s): Donald A. Norman

Design

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.