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Living in Information

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Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen. We shop, bank, learn, gossip, and select our leaders there. But many of these places weren’t intended to support these activit...
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Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen. We shop, bank, learn, gossip, and select our leaders there. But many of these places weren’t intended to support these activities. Instead, they're designed to capture your attention and sell it to the highest bidder. Living in Information draws upon architecture as a way to design information environments that serve our humanity.
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Price: $29.99
Pages: 240
Publisher: Rosenfeld Media
Imprint: Two Waves Books
Publication Date: 15 June 2018
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781933820651
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

COMPUTERS / Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Media studies, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Design, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, COMPUTERS / Web / General, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Media, entertainment, information & communication industries, Impact of science & technology on society, Ethics & moral philosophy, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Web graphics & design, Human–computer interaction
"Jorge Arango proves to be an insightful tour guide to information spaces, explaining how we interact with this new architecture."
— Karen McGrane, author of Going Responsive

Contents at a Glance

  • Foreword By Hugh Dubberly
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Environments
  • Chapter 2. Context
  • Chapter 3. Incentives
  • Chapter 4. Engagement
  • Chapter 5. Technology
  • Chapter 6. Architecture
  • Chapter 7. Structure
  • Chapter 8. Systems
  • Chapter 9, Sustainability
  • Chapter 10. Gardening
  • Conclusion