Living with complexity (Record no. 249452)

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020 ## - ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780262528948
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency UPES LIBRARY
Language of cataloging English
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Classification number 601
Book Number NOR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Norman, Donald A.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Living with complexity
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Cambridge:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc MIT Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Pages viii, 298p.
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General note If only today's technology were simpler! It's the universal lament, but it's wrong. We don't want simplicity. Simple tools are not up to the task. The world is complex; our tools need to match that complexity. Simplicity turns out to be more complex than we thought. In this provocative and informative book, Don Norman writes that the complexity of our technology must mirror the complexity and richness of our lives. It's not complexity that's the problem, it's bad design. Bad design complicates things unnecessarily and confuses us. Good design can tame complexity. Norman gives us a crash course in the virtues of complexity. But even such simple things as salt and pepper shakers, doors, and light switches become complicated when we have to deal with many of them, each somewhat different. Managing complexity, says Norman, is a partnership. Designers have to produce things that tame complexity. But we too have to do our part: we have to take the time to learn the structure and practice the skills. This is how we mastered reading and writing, driving a car, and playing sports, and this is how we can master our complex tools. Complexity is good. Simplicity is misleading. The good life is complex, rich, and rewarding--but only if it is understandable, sensible, and meaningful.
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Subject Technology & Engineering
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Koha item type Lending - SOD
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Design Studies Central LIBRARY Central LIBRARY R26-2F-SOD LIBRARY 04/08/2019 TV Enterprises 1567.06 601 NOR DD58511 04/08/2019 3134.00 04/08/2019 Lending - SOD