Calm Technology: Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1491925884 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great introduction - needs clearer examples + a look ahead Amber Case clearly has some important things to say about how we notify users and draw attention to technology. Business goals (and start-up 'glory') encourage us to get in front of our users as many times as we can. Hoarding attention serves as a proxy for starting new behaviors and habits which become sticky.Amber rightfully asks the question whether that method is the right way to make technology. Imagine a coffee maker sending you 5 texts and emails if you didn't make coffee. It doesn't make sense, and it serves as a distraction from the things we think really matter.But there is tech--constantly doing. Amanda said Easy to follow presentation for designing future user interactions with technology.. Amber Case articulates very well the future of technology in a way that's easy for a new user or a seasoned programming veteran to understand. She outlines cases in which Calm Technology is used and should continue expanding in the future, making anyone wonder why another concept of technology should be persued. It's a great reference book for anyone trying to bring something new into how a user interacts with technology, but more importantly, how technology interacts with a user, stressing that the user data is the most important and most private. Would absolutely read again, and I see myself utilizing th. J. Sun said I like the book overall. I like the book overall. The concept is good. However, the author does not seem to understand what's going on with the technologies on some of the examples used in the book. For example, the Nest example on page I like the book overall J. Sun I like the book overall. The concept is good. However, the author does not seem to understand what's going on with the technologies on some of the examples used in the book. For example, the Nest example on page 40 is entirely wrong about the Nest product. The alarm cannot be silenced if smoke exceeds a 4% obscuration level. The author does not seems to know this and instead is blaming Nest for "Bad design", "missed core interactive feature". While you can silence your alarm during its early stage, for the safety of users, you simply cannot silence it after certain level, it's simply not a matter of design. 0 is entirely wrong about the Nest product. The alarm cannot be silenced if smoke exceeds a I like the book overall J. Sun I like the book overall. The concept is good. However, the author does not seem to understand what's going on with the technologies on some of the examples used in the book. For example, the Nest example on page 40 is entirely wrong about the Nest product. The alarm cannot be silenced if smoke exceeds a 4% obscuration level. The author does not seems to know this and instead is blaming Nest for "Bad design", "missed core interactive feature". While you can silence your alarm during its early stage, for the safety of users, you simply cannot silence it after certain level, it's simply not a matter of design. % obscuration level. The author does not seems to know this and instead is blaming Nest for "Bad design", "missed core interactive feature". While you can silence your alarm during its early stage, for the safety of users, you simply cannot silence it after certain level, it's simply not a matter of design
You’ll learn:The importance and challenge of designing technology that respects our attentionPrinciples of calm design—peripheral attention, context, and ambient awarenessCalm communication patterns—improving attention through a variety of sensesExercises for improving existing products through calm technologyPrinciples and patterns of calm technology for companies and teamsThe origins of calm technology at Xerox PARC. You’ll learn how to design products that work well, launch well, are easy to support, easy to use, and remain unobtrusive.Author Amber Case presents ideas first intro
Case lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Dubbed a “digital philosopher,” by Fast Company magazine, she is the author of An Illustrated Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology. Case is an advocate of privacy, data ownership and calm technology. Previously, she was the CEO of and co-founder of Geoloqi, a location-based software company acquired by Esri in 2012. You can follow her on Twitter @caseorganic or at caseorganic.. About the AuthorAmber Case studies the symbiotic interactions between humans and machines — and considers how our values and culture are being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology.Case’s 2010 TED talk on technology and the new version of homo sapiens has over 1.2 million views; she keynoted SXSW in 2012 and speaks
Amber Case studies the symbiotic interactions between humans and machines — and considers how our values and culture are being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology.Case’s 2010 TED talk on technology and the new version of homo sapiens has over 1.2 million views; she keynoted SXSW in 2012 and speaks regularly at conferences and workshops all over