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Many interaction and interface designers look to the visionary worlds of science‑fiction films and television shows for inspiration. Freed from practical constraints, sci‑fi production designers create imaginative, humorous, and often instructive blue‑sky interfaces. By studying these ‘outsider’ user interfaces, designers can extract lessons that make their real‑world designs more innovative, user‑friendly, and successful.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Technology & Computing/Computer Science
Authors: Nathan Shedroff
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