Amber Case
About Amber Case
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Future of the web/browsers, web economics (blockchain, bitcoin, decentralized finance)
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Books by Amber Case
“Designing with Sound: Principles and Patterns for Mixed Environments” (2018)
Sound is one of the most commonly overlooked components in product design, even though it's often the first way people interact with many products. When designers don’t pay enough attention to sound elements, customers are frequently left with annoying and interruptive results. This practical book covers several methods that product designers and managers can use to improve everyday interactions through an understanding and application of sound design.Understand the place of sound in design, and how it can make a difference in your productLearn key concepts in sound design, with patterns and principles you can use to improve user experienceLearn how to integrate sound design into a projectUse exercises to help evaluate sound design
“Calm Technology: Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design” (2016)
How can you design technology that becomes a part of a user’s life and not a distraction from it? This practical book explores the concept of calm technology, a method for smoothly capturing a user’s attention only when necessary, while calmly remaining in the background most of the time. You’ll learn how to design products that work well, launch well, are easy to support, easy to use, and remain unobtrusive.Author Amber Case presents ideas first introduced by researchers at Xerox PARC in 1995, and explains how they apply to our current technology landscape, especially the Internet of Things. This book is ideal for UX and product designers, managers, creative directors, and developers. You’ll learn:The importance and challenge of designing technology that respects our attentionPrinciples of calm design—peripheral attention, context, and ambient awarenessCalm communication patterns—improving attention through a variety of sensesExercises for improving existing products through calm technologyPrinciples and patterns of calm technology for companies and teamsThe origins of calm technology at Xerox PARC
“An Illustrated Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology” (2014)
What does it mean to have an online persona? How is technology changing the way we work, live and play? How do our tools influence the way we interact with the world? Technology is intertwined with almost every aspect of our lives. Our cell phones, cars and laptops have turned us into cyborgs. Cyborg Anthropology is a way of exploring how we live as a connected species. This book explores topics such as junk sleep, hyperlinked memories, panic architecture, the quantified self, and how humans are changing through the use of technology. This book is an appetizer for an emerging field of study, an inspirational starting point for designers, developers, researchers, students, and anyone who wishes to explore the symbiotic relationship between technology and culture.
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