Emotional Design : Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things (9780465051366)

Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses? Why sales of Macintosh computers soared when Apple introduced the colourful iMac? New research on emotion and cognition has shown that attractive things really do work better, as Donald Norman amply demonstrates in this fascinating book, which has garnered acclaim everywhere from Scientific American to The New Yorker . Emotional Design articulates the profound influence of the feelings that objects evoke, from our willingness to spend thousands of dollars on Gucci bags and Rolex watches, to the impact of emotion on the everyday objects of tomorrow.Norman draws on a wealth of examples and the latest scientific insights to present a bold exploration of the objects in our everyday world. Emotional Design will appeal not only to designers and manufacturers but also to managers, psychologists, and general readers who love to think about their stuff.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 272 pages
• Dimensions 136 x 205 x 19mm | 225g
• Publication date 10 May 2005
• Publisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
• Imprint BASIC BOOKS
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0465051367
• ISBN13 9780465051366
• Bestsellers rank 26,668

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