Designing Calm Technology (Weiser & Brown)

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Field

Human-computer interaction

Year

Late 1990s essays

Core idea

Technology should move between the center and periphery of our attention, supporting life without screaming for it.

Why it stuck

Made me hate notification badges more than usual and appreciate the quiet competence of a well-timed MetroCard beep.

Read where

Printed PDF folded into a notebook, skimmed on a bench in Bryant Park between museum wandering sessions.