| Turn Signals Facial Express PB Contributor(s): Norman, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 020162236X ISBN-13: 9780201622362 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1993 Annotation: An intelligent, whimsical, curmudgeonly look at our love/hate relationship with machines. Norman explores the plight of humans living in a world ruled by a technology that seems to exist for its own sake, oblivious to the needs of the people who create it. Norman authored The Design of Everyday Things. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Applied Sciences |
| Dewey: 600 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.48" W x 8.44" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: From water faucets and airplane cockpits to the concept of "real time" and the future of memory, this wide-ranging tour through technology provides a new understanding of how the gadgets that surround us affect our lives. Donald Norman explores the plight of humans living in a world ruled by a technology that seems to exist for its own sake, oblivious to the needs of the people who create it. Turn Signals is an intelligent, whimsical, curmudgeonly look at our love/hate relationship with machines, as well as a persuasive call for the humanization of modern design. |