Tragic Design: The Impact of Bad Product Design and How to Fix It
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 149192361X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The designers responsible certainly didn’t intend harm, so what can you do to avoid making similar mistakes?Tragic Design examines real case studies that show how certain design choices adversely affected users, and includes in-depth interviews with authorities in the design industry. Bad design is everywhere, and its cost is much higher than we think. Pick up this book and learn how you can be an agent of change in the design community and at your company.You’ll explore:Designs that can kill, including the bad interface that doomed a young cancer patientDesigns that anger, through impolite technology and dark patternsHow design can inadvertently cause emotional painDesigns that exclude people through lack of accessibility, diversity, and justiceHow to advocate for ethical design when it isn’t easy to do soTools and techniques that can help you avoid harmful design decisionsInspiring professionals who use design to improve our world. In this thought-provoking book, authors Jonathan Shariat and Cynthia Savard Saucier explain how poorly designed product
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