Hertzian tales : electronic products, aesthetic experience, and critical design / Anthony Dunne.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 2005 editionDescription: xviii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0262042320
- 9780262042321
- 621.381 22
- TK7870 .D86 2005
Contents:
Review: "The cultural speculations and conceptual design proposals in Hertzian Tales are not utopian visions or blueprints; instead, they embody a critique of present-day practices, "mixing criticism with optimism." Six essays explore design approaches for developing the aesthetic potential of electronic products outside a commercial context."--BOOK JACKET.
1. The electronic as post-optimal object -- 2. (In)human factors -- 3. Para-functionality : the aesthetics of use -- 4. Psychosocial narratives -- 5. Real fiction -- 6. Hertzian space -- 7. Hertzian tales and sublime gadgets.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 621.381 DUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A375038B |
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| 621.381 COO Practical electronics / | 621.381 DUE Digital electronics / | 621.381 DUN Gateways into electronics / | 621.381 DUN Hertzian tales : electronic products, aesthetic experience, and critical design / | 621.381 FAR Essential electronics for PC technicians / | 621.381 FAR Accompanying part (Disc) Essential electronics for PC technicians / | 621.381 FLO Electronics fundamentals : circuits, devices, and applications / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-163) and index.
1. The electronic as post-optimal object -- 2. (In)human factors -- 3. Para-functionality : the aesthetics of use -- 4. Psychosocial narratives -- 5. Real fiction -- 6. Hertzian space -- 7. Hertzian tales and sublime gadgets.
"The cultural speculations and conceptual design proposals in Hertzian Tales are not utopian visions or blueprints; instead, they embody a critique of present-day practices, "mixing criticism with optimism." Six essays explore design approaches for developing the aesthetic potential of electronic products outside a commercial context."--BOOK JACKET.
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