{"title":"Ben Stopher","description":"\u003cp\u003eBen Stopher’s work explores the intersection of creativity and technology, offering insightful perspectives on design principles and the evolving role of digital interfaces. His books invite readers to consider how form and function converge in contemporary arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for anyone interested in the modern design landscape, Stopher’s titles provide thoughtful analysis and practical understanding, bridging artistic theory with real-world application in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"design-and-digital-interfaces-by-ben-stopher-9781350068278","title":"Design and Digital Interfaces","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre digital interfaces controlling more than we realise? Can designers take responsibility, and should they?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom domestic appliances like Siri and Amazon Echo to large-scale Facebook manipulation and Google search prediction, digital interfaces are ubiquitous in everyday life, and their influences affect how people live, feel, and behave. As they grow in complexity and increase integration into our lives, we need to address the social, ethical, political, and aesthetic responsibilities of those designing and creating the computer systems all around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough discussion with cutting-edge designers and thinkers and with international examples, the authors of \u003ci\u003eDesign and Digital Interfaces\u003c\/i\u003e explain how we need an expanded aesthetic, critical, and ethical awareness on the part of designers willing to act with sensitivity and understanding towards the people they design for and with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis critical take on the process and implications of interface design looks beyond the mechanics of making and into the techno-political realm of deliberate and unintended consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470409122028,"sku":"9781350068278","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350068278-design-and-digital-interfaces.jpg?v=1775218691"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ben-stopher.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}