An edition of The Best Interface Is No Interface (2015)

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the simple path to brilliant technology

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An edition of The Best Interface Is No Interface (2015)

The best interface is no interface

the simple path to brilliant technology

  • 4.5 (2 ratings) ·
  • 5 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

Our love affair with the digital interface is out of control. We've embraced it in the boardroom, the bedroom, and the bathroom.

Screens have taken over our lives. Most people spend over eight hours a day staring at a screen, and some "technological innovators" are hoping to grab even more of your eyeball time. You have screens in your pocket, in your car, on your appliances, and maybe even on your face. Average smartphone users check their phones 150 times a day, responding to the addictive buzz of Facebook or emails or Twitter.

Are you sick? There's an app for that! Need to pray? There's an app for that! Dead? Well, there's an app for that, too! And most apps are intentionally addictive distractions that end up taking our attention away from things like family, friends, sleep, and oncoming traffic.

There's a better way.

In this book, innovator Golden Krishna challenges our world of nagging, screen-based bondage, and shows how we can build a technologically advanced world without digital interfaces.

In his insightful, raw, and often hilarious criticism, Golden reveals fascinating ways to think beyond screens using three principles that lead to more meaningful innovation. Whether you're working in technology, or just wary of a gadget-filled future, you'll be enlightened and entertained while discovering that the best interface is no interface.

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New Riders
Language
English
Pages
242

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Table of Contents

Welcome. Introduction : why did you buy this book?
Screen-based thinking : let's make an app!
The problem. Slap an interface on it! : Slimmer TVs! Faster computers! And an overlooked epidemic of awful
UX ≠ UI : I make interfaces because that's my job, bro
Addiction UX : click here to cut down your belly fat by using this one weird tip
Distraction : "Will you marry me?" "Sorry, I was sending Alice a text. What'd you say?"
Screen insomnia : I love staring into a lightbulb! Me too!
The screenless office : the best interface is no interface
Principle one. Back pocket apps : this app goes perfectly with my skinny jeans
Lazy rectangles : that's a great wireframe. We nailed it. We're going to make a billion dollars
Principle two. Computer tantrums : your password must be at least 18,770 characters and cannot repeat any of your previous 30,689 passwords
Machine input : I saved your life, and I didn't even need a password
Analog and digital chores : I know, I suck at life
The challenges. Change : You hat this book? Thank you
Privacy : the machine will "learn" about me? No thanks
Automatic : automatic solutions are terrible. Look at Clippy!
Failure : what happens when it all falls apart?
Exceptions : less is sometimes more
Conclusion. The future : wow, this is boring.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
303.48/3
Library of Congress
T14.5 .K75 2015, TK7887.5

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Pagination
242 pages
Number of pages
242

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27179426M
ISBN 10
0133890333
ISBN 13
9780133890334
LCCN
2015410428
OCLC/WorldCat
884306639

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OL19999326W

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