Interaction Design

Identifies the principles of good design, explains how many everyday appliances and machines fall short, and discusses design trends of the future.

Provides information on creating an effective Web site based on the stages of seduction and looks at the motivations of the site's users.

Public interest is soaring as a new generation of designers is using advanced technologies to pursue their political and environmental objectives in increasingly ambitious projects, as well as to reinvent the objects and spaces we use every day. Conceived as a subjective field guide to design, Alice Rawsthorn's "Design as an Attitude" demystifies the field, explores the most dynamic developments in contemporary design, and assesses their impact on our lives now and in the future, acting as a comprehensive survey of design today.--publisher's description

Offers observations and solutions to fundamental web design problems, as well as a new chapter about mobile Web design.