A cognitive scientist provides a very amusing, informative, and consciousness - raising book for consumers and designers on understanding why thousands of everyday objects - - from......read more
In a close-up look at the brave new world of "smart" technology, a leading design consultant describes what is wrong with the wave of new products on the market, offering a consumer......read more
This futuristic view of the high-tech industry recommends the development of a new user interface--beyond what the author sees as the overly complicated personal computer--that reflects......read more
Humans have always worked with objects to extend our cognitive powers, from counting on our fingers to designing massive supercomputers. But advanced technology does more than merely......read more
The author of The Design of Everyday Things offers a hilarious look at the "perversity of inanimate objects" with anecdotes about the often cumbersome relationships between humans......read more