Premium
AFTER YOU OPEN THE BOX: Making Smart Products More Usable, Useful, and Desirable Through Interactive Technology
Author(s) -
Bauer Sherie R.,
Mead Pamela
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
design management journal (former series)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1045-7194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7169.1995.tb00453.x
Subject(s) - usable , usability , quality (philosophy) , focus (optics) , computer science , management science , human–computer interaction , engineering ethics , process management , business , engineering , epistemology , world wide web , philosophy , physics , optics
IF HIGH TECH IS SUPPOSED TO improve the quality of life, designers have a significant role In fulfilling this promise. In particular, Sherie R. Bauer and Pamela Mead recommend a simultaneous focus on usability, desirability and usefulness as a strategy for creating competitively distinctive products. And to make the leap between theory and practice, they Illustrate their thinking with three case studies that demonstrate the many dimensions of a truly complete design contribution.