Neuroscience
The Fall, 2005 issue of Technical Communication Quarterly features an interview with product design / usability guru Donald Norman. He talks about his latest book, Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. The article covers lots o’ things that interest me, such as emotions & design (there are so many designs I hate; I’m looking at you Microsoft Windows; and many that I love – yes, that is an iPod surgically connected to my hip); the intersection of technology and communication; and Norman’s research at Northwestern / University of California, San Diego.
I [heart] Donald Norman …
Mark Zachry. "An Interview with Donald A. Norman"
Technical Communication Quarterly.
Autumn 2005. Vol. 14, Iss. 4; p. 469.
Full-text available in ABI/Inform, Communications & Mass Media Complete, and Wilson OmniFile Full-text.
- Is Simplicity Overrated?
Fascinating column by Donald Norman about simplicity, design, and marketing. In Simplicity Is Highly Overrated, Norman argues that while people may say they want "simplicity" in their products (cars, washing machines, etc.), how they feel about products...
- (engineering) Success Through Failure
Today's New York Times has an article about the engineer, Henry Petroski, who, they say, "seems strangely enthusiastic about failure." For him, "... failures in design and construction present perfect teaching opportunities. They are object lessons...
- More Online Audio
Bob points me to the Internet Archive Audio Archive where there are gobs and gobs of audio files to be downloaded. He warns that the site could cause marital problems, and already I see how that could be possible. Hear Donald Norman, he of the Psychology...
- The Affordances Of Everyday Things
I ramble on about affordances quite a bit; a big chunk of those posts was dedicated to figuring out whether they are relations or dispositions (answer: they're dispositions), and then there was all that arguing with Ken Aizawa about whether they are...
- Vp Biden Says Son Underwent Successful Procedure
Donald O' Rourke, MDDonald O'Rourke, MD, associate professor of Neurosurgery, speaks with CBS3 regarding Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden's continuing medical issues. While Dr. O'Rourke is not involved in Biden's case, he notes...
Neuroscience
Interview with Donald Norman
The Fall, 2005 issue of Technical Communication Quarterly features an interview with product design / usability guru Donald Norman. He talks about his latest book, Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. The article covers lots o’ things that interest me, such as emotions & design (there are so many designs I hate; I’m looking at you Microsoft Windows; and many that I love – yes, that is an iPod surgically connected to my hip); the intersection of technology and communication; and Norman’s research at Northwestern / University of California, San Diego.
I [heart] Donald Norman …
Mark Zachry. "An Interview with Donald A. Norman"
Technical Communication Quarterly.
Autumn 2005. Vol. 14, Iss. 4; p. 469.
Full-text available in ABI/Inform, Communications & Mass Media Complete, and Wilson OmniFile Full-text.
- Is Simplicity Overrated?
Fascinating column by Donald Norman about simplicity, design, and marketing. In Simplicity Is Highly Overrated, Norman argues that while people may say they want "simplicity" in their products (cars, washing machines, etc.), how they feel about products...
- (engineering) Success Through Failure
Today's New York Times has an article about the engineer, Henry Petroski, who, they say, "seems strangely enthusiastic about failure." For him, "... failures in design and construction present perfect teaching opportunities. They are object lessons...
- More Online Audio
Bob points me to the Internet Archive Audio Archive where there are gobs and gobs of audio files to be downloaded. He warns that the site could cause marital problems, and already I see how that could be possible. Hear Donald Norman, he of the Psychology...
- The Affordances Of Everyday Things
I ramble on about affordances quite a bit; a big chunk of those posts was dedicated to figuring out whether they are relations or dispositions (answer: they're dispositions), and then there was all that arguing with Ken Aizawa about whether they are...
- Vp Biden Says Son Underwent Successful Procedure
Donald O' Rourke, MDDonald O'Rourke, MD, associate professor of Neurosurgery, speaks with CBS3 regarding Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden's continuing medical issues. While Dr. O'Rourke is not involved in Biden's case, he notes...