Discussion
This was another assignment on a Norman book. I thought I was going to find the same recurring themes as in Design of Everyday Things, however I did find some interesting points developped in this book. Thanks to Norman, I feel I have learned some more useful tools that I'll definetely be trying out the next I have to work on some design project.
Showing posts with label Things That Makes Us Smart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things That Makes Us Smart. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Book Reading #45: Things That Make Us Smart
Chapter 3Summary
Chapter 3 deals with external aids, in particular the paper, and the pen. These make us smart. Norman discusses cognitive artifacts and how they help people keep track of complex events. He defines two ingredients for a representational system: the represented world and the representing world.
Chapter 4
Summary
In chapter 4 Norman continues his discussion about artifacts and things to consider when fitting the artifact to the person. He differentiates between surface artifacts and internal artifacts. He also mentions how technology has affordances and uses voice-messaging systems as an example of a technology that in some instances forces a medium into usage that violates the affordances and gets in the way.
Chapter 3 deals with external aids, in particular the paper, and the pen. These make us smart. Norman discusses cognitive artifacts and how they help people keep track of complex events. He defines two ingredients for a representational system: the represented world and the representing world.
Chapter 4
Summary
In chapter 4 Norman continues his discussion about artifacts and things to consider when fitting the artifact to the person. He differentiates between surface artifacts and internal artifacts. He also mentions how technology has affordances and uses voice-messaging systems as an example of a technology that in some instances forces a medium into usage that violates the affordances and gets in the way.
Book Reading #43: Things That Make Us Smart
Chapter 1Summary
In this first chapter, the author discusses how technology should be more focused on the human. Technology usually has pros, but on the flip side, can contribute to making a person less smart. In particular, he explains how technology that is designed to aid people more often confuses people and interferes with thought processes. He differentiates between hard sciences and soft sciences .He finally discusses two types of cognition: experiential and reflective.
Chapter 2
Summary
In chapter 2, Norman discusses the uninformative aspect of museums. He revisits experiential and reflective cognition and discusses how technology needs to strike a balance between the two rather than forcing users to one extreme or the other. Norman also defines three types of learning: accretion, tuning, and restructuring. The first two are experiential modes and the third is reflective. He also defines optimal flow, the peak experience where the mind is entirely involved.
In this first chapter, the author discusses how technology should be more focused on the human. Technology usually has pros, but on the flip side, can contribute to making a person less smart. In particular, he explains how technology that is designed to aid people more often confuses people and interferes with thought processes. He differentiates between hard sciences and soft sciences .He finally discusses two types of cognition: experiential and reflective.
Chapter 2
Summary
In chapter 2, Norman discusses the uninformative aspect of museums. He revisits experiential and reflective cognition and discusses how technology needs to strike a balance between the two rather than forcing users to one extreme or the other. Norman also defines three types of learning: accretion, tuning, and restructuring. The first two are experiential modes and the third is reflective. He also defines optimal flow, the peak experience where the mind is entirely involved.
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