Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design Perspective on Information Technology by

Description: Thoughtful Interaction Design by Erik Stolterman, Jonas Löwgren How to think about the shaping and composing of information technology from a design perspective: the aesthetics and ethics of interaction design. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The authors of Thoughtful Interaction Design go beyond the usual technical concerns of usability and usefulness to consider interaction design from a design perspective. 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. The design vision is closely linked to context and not simply focused on the technology. The authors action-oriented and context-dependent design theory, drawing on design theorist Donald Sch ns concept of the reflective practitioner, helps designers deal with complex design challenges created by new technology and new knowledge. Their approach, based on a foundation of thoughtfulness that acknowledges the designers 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. 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. Notes "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. And it is refreshing to see someone *really* defining the digital design process and its related conceptual tools. Until now, digital design has mostly involved engineers borrowing feebly from the designers toolbox, and then adding in a bit of human dimension research for good measure. Here, Lowgren and Stolterman have situated digital design in the long and productive history of design process and critical thinking. Congratulations and thanks!"--Jeff Jones, Queensland University of Technology, and Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID) "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. And it is refreshing to see someone really defining the digital design process and its related conceptual tools. Until now, digital design has mostly involved engineers borrowing feebly from the designers toolbox, and then adding in a bit of human dimension research for good measure. Here, Lowgren and Stolterman have situated digital design in the long and productive history of design process and critical thinking. Congratulations and thanks!" Jeff Jones , Queensland University of Technology, and Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID) Author Biography Jonas L wgren is Professor of Interaction Design at Malm University. He is the coauthor of Thoughtful Interaction Design- A Design Perspective on Information Technology (MIT Press).Erik Stolterman is Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University Bloomington, and the coauthor of Thoughtful Interaction and The Design Way (second edition), both published by the MIT Press. Review "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. And it is refreshing to see someone *really* defining the digital design process and its related conceptual tools. Until now, digital design has mostly involved engineers borrowing feebly from the designers toolbox, and then adding in a bit of human dimension research for good measure. Here, Lowgren and Stolterman have situated digital design in the long and productive history of design process and critical thinking. Congratulations and thanks!"--Jeff Jones, Queensland University of Technology, and Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID) "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. And it is refreshing to see someone really defining the digital design process and its related conceptual tools. Until now, digital design has mostly involved engineers borrowing feebly from the designers toolbox, and then adding in a bit of human dimension research for good measure. Here, Lowgren and Stolterman have situated digital design in the long and productive history of design process and critical thinking. Congratulations and thanks!" 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Here, L Details ISBN0262622092 Author Jonas Löwgren Short Title THOUGHTFUL INTERACTION DESIGN Language English ISBN-10 0262622092 ISBN-13 9780262622097 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 004.21 Year 2007 Imprint MIT Press Subtitle A Design Perspective on Information Technology Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States Audience Age 18 DOI 10.1604/9780262622097 UK Release Date 2007-01-26 AU Release Date 2007-01-26 NZ Release Date 2007-01-26 US Release Date 2007-01-26 Series Thoughtful Interaction Design Pages 216 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Publication Date 2007-01-26 Alternative 9780262122719 Illustrations 17 illus. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159784267;

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