Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design Perspective on Information Technology (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262622092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a fantastic book, one that reminds us that academic theories and design practice need not be artificially separated, as they are in many universities today. Congratulations and thanks! (Jeff Jones, Queensland University of Technology, and Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID)) . Until now, digital design has mostly involved engineers borrowing feebly from the designer's toolbox, and then adding in a bit of human dimension research for good measure. Here, Löwgren and Stolterman have situated digital design in the long and productive history of design process and critical thinking. An
Excellent. This is an excellent book about interaction design. It is philosophical and thoughtful but it also would be useful in practical situations. Highly recommended book from two renowned academics in the field of design and HCI.. Great Textbook and/or Reference Bradley C. Vanspriell This book is very well written and organized.It works great as a textbook/reference for anyone learning the process of Design, the Thoughtful process of design.The book has depth and complexity sufficient to stimulate deep thought and engaging discussions, yet is organized with clarity and "thoughtfulness". argiope said Helped me understand my own thoughts. Designers doubt themselves often. This book speaks to the thoughts and ideas that go through a designers mind throughout a creative process. I found it very valuable on many levels, especially at reaffirming my confidence in making decisions.
From this perspective they address the fundamental question of what kind of knowledge an aspiring designer needs, discussing the process of design, the designer, design methods and techniques, the design product and its qualities, and conditions for interaction design.. The authors' action-oriented and context-dependent design theory, drawing on design theorist Donald Schön's concept of the reflective practitioner, helps designers deal with complex design challenges created by new technology and new knowledge. The shaping of digital artifacts is a design process that influences the form and functions of workplaces, schools, communication, and culture; the successful interaction designer must use both ethical and aesthetic judgment to create designs that are appropriate to a given environment. This book is not a how-to manual, but a collection of tools for thought about interaction design.Working with information technology -- called by the authors "the material without qualities" -- interaction designers create not a static object but a dynamic pattern of interactivity. Their approach, based on a foundation of thoughtfulness that acknowledges the designer's responsibility not only for the functional qualities of the design product but for the ethical and aesthetic qualities as well, fills the need for a theory of interaction design that can increase and nurture design knowledge. The design vision is closely linked to context and not simply focused on the technol
Jonas Löwgren is Professor of Interaction Design at Malmö University, Sweden.Erik Stolterman is Professor and Director of the HCID Program at the School of Informatics, Indiana University.