Convergence Design  (English, Hardcover, Curran Steve)

Broadband and wireless communications are here to stay and innovations in digital bandwidth and hardware have created a convergence of mediums that is changing the way we watch television, use the telephone and drive our cars. As these new mediums grow, so will the need for designers and design firms skilled in creating user experiences as big as a home theatre screen or as small as the face of a watch. This book focuses on graphic design for the full range of new media platforms, and showcases groundbreaking work from international designers in these arenas. Categories covered include interactive television, broadband computing and wireless devices and the text addresses the specific challenges of, and ideas for, designing each platform. It includes navigation schemes, icon systems, wireless games and interactive television menus.