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Think how commonplace it is now for people to ask Siri for the weather forecast, deploy Roomba to clean their homes, or summon Alexa to turn on the lights. The "smart home" market will reach well over $100 billion in the next five years on the promise of products that are truly integrated with our cooking, cleaning, entertainment, security, and hygiene habits.But the reality is, these first-generation "smart" products aren't very smart - yet. We're clearly seeing only the tip of the iceberg in terms of capability and how such products can enhance our lives. How do we take it to the next level?In a word, design - and more specifically, social design. In this fascinating and instructive book, leading product design expert Carla Diana describes how new technology is allowing designers to humanize consumer products in delightfully subtle ways.
About the Author
Carla Diana is a designer, author and educator exploring the impact of future technologies through hands-on experiments in tangible interaction. Her designs have appeared on the covers of Popular Science, Technology Review and the New York Times Sunday Review.Carla has been granted the honor of creating the 4D Design program at Cranbrook Academy of Art, serving as its Head of Program and first Designer-in-Residence. She is Head of Design for Diligent Robotics, creators of robots for healthcare settings. Carla writes and lectures frequently on the social impact of technology and created LEO the Maker Prince: Journeys in 3D Printing, a book which features a series of downloadable 3D printed objects featured in the story. She cohosts the Robopsych Podcast, a biweekly discussion around design and the psychological impact of human-robot interaction.Carla holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Cooper Union and an M.F.A. in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
