The Design of Future Things

Don Norman's The Design of Future Things

Segal Co-Director Don Norman's book The Design of Future things is the subject of several recent reviews and articles. Read the related McCormick news story

In his new book, The Design of Future Things (Basic Books), Don Norman isn't afraid to call himself out on statements he made in his earlier, wildly popular publications such as The Design of Everyday Things… The focus of his new book, however, is not on how he wishes to update his philosophies of design and innovation. Instead, it centers on so-called "smart," or automated, gadgets and products. Increasingly being produced and marketed, these range from talking refrigerators that scold you for not keeping to a diet to cars that are comfortable and easy to drive to the point of distracting drivers from the dangers of the road. - BusinessWeek, Dec. 5, 2007


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Library design by EDC students highlighted in McCormick Magazine

A local school's new library and multimedia center is the subject of a feature article in the Fall 2007 issue of the McCormick magazine. The design was the work of a team of freshman students in Engineering Design and Communication, who were invited back by the principal to view the results of the project. Read the story.