Tragic Design: The Impact of Bad Product Design and How to Fix It

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Synopsis
Bad design is everywhere, and its cost is much higher than we think. In this thought-provoking book, authors Jonathan Shariat and Cynthia Savard Saucier explain how poorly designed products can anger, sadden, exclude, and even kill people who use them. 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. 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
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781491923566
Related ISBNs:
9781491923573, 9781491923580, 9781491923610
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
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Copyrighted By:
Jonathan Shariat, Cynthia Savard Saucier
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance
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Bookshare Staff
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