{"product_id":"emotional-design-why-we-love-or-hate-everyday-things","title":"Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things","description":"Why attractive things work better―and other crucial insights into human-centered design.\n\n“You'll never see housewares the same way again.”―Wired\n\nEmotions are inseparable from how we humans think, choose, and act. In Emotional Design, cognitive scientist Don Norman shows how the principles of human psychology apply to the invention and design of new technologies and products. Building on his seminal book The Design of Everyday Things, Norman takes his thinking several steps farther, showing that successful design must incorporate not just what users need, but must address our minds by attending to our visceral reactions, to our behavioral choices, and to the stories we want the things in our lives to tell others about ourselves. Good human-centered design isn't just about making effective tools that are straightforward to use; it's about making affective tools that mesh well with our emotions and help us express our identities and support our social lives.\nFrom roller coasters to robots, sports cars to smart phones, attractive things work better. Whether designer or consumer, user or inventor, this book is the definitive guide to making Norman's insights work for you.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0465051367\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0465051367.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Norman, Don\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43612154593341,"sku":"BVV.0465051367.A","price":6.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0465051367-0.jpg?v=1789253733","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/emotional-design-why-we-love-or-hate-everyday-things","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}