The best interface is no interface: the simple path to brilliant technology
by Golden Krishna
- [Berkeley, California] : New Riders, [2015]
- 242 p. il. 23 cm
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 [does not equal] 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.