The Invisible Computer (MIT Press): Why Good Products Can Fail, the Personal Computer Is So Complex, and Information Appliances Are the Solution - Couverture souple

Norman, Donald A.

 
9780262640411: The Invisible Computer (MIT Press): Why Good Products Can Fail, the Personal Computer Is So Complex, and Information Appliances Are the Solution
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ISBN 10 : 0262640414 ISBN 13 : 9780262640411
Editeur : MIT Press, 1999

Synopsis

From "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms" (motto of the 1933 Chicago USA World's Fair)―to "People Propose, Science Studies, Technology Conforms" (Donald Norman's person-centered motto for the twenty-first centuray).

Technologies have a life cycle, says Donald Norman, and companies and their products must change as they pass from youth to maturity. Alas, the computer industry thinks it is still in its rebellious teenage years, exulting in technical complexity. Customers want change. They are ready for products that offer convenience, ease of use, and pleasure. The technology should be invisible, hidden from sight.

In this book, Norman shows why the computer is so difficult to use and why this complexity is fundamental to its nature. The only answer, says Norman, is to start over again, to develop information appliances that fit people's needs and lives. To do this companies must change the way they develop products. They need to start with an understanding of people: user needs first, technology last―the opposite of how things are done now.

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À propos de l?auteur

Business Week has named Don Norman 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; and 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), Emotional Design, and The Design of Future Things.

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Éditeur
MIT Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262640414
ISBN 13 
9780262640411
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
316
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0262140659 ISBN 13 :  9780262140652
Editeur : The MIT Press, 1998
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