The Invisible Computer: Why Good Products Can Fail, the Personal Computer Is So Complex, and Information Appliances Are the Solution

Norman, Donald A.

ISBN 10: 0262140659 / ISBN 13: 9780262140652

Published by Mit Pr, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A., 1998

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302pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed. Notes; references; index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Invisible Computer: Why Good Products Can Fail, the Personal Computer Is So Complex, and Information Appliances Are the Solution
• Publisher: Mit Pr, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262140659
• ISBN 13: 9780262140652
• Binding: Hb
• Edition: 2nd Ptg.
• Condition: VG+
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG

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Synopsis

The author of The Design of Everyday Things calls for the redesign of personal computers and other "information appliances" to place users' needs before the complexity of the technology and for a human-centered development process. UP.

About the Author

Business Week has named Don Norman as one of the world's most influential designers. He has been both a professor and an executive: he was Vice President of Advanced Technology at Apple; his company, the Nielsen Norman Group, helps companies produce human-centered products and services; he has been on the faculty at Harvard, the University of California, San Diego, Northwestern University, and KAIST, in South Korea. He is the author of many books, including The Design of Everyday Things, The Invisible Computer (MIT Press, 1998), Emotional Design, and The Design of Future Things.