Make It So

Many designers enjoy the interfaces seen in science fiction films and television shows. Freed from the rigorous constraints of designing for real users, sci-fi production designers develop blue-sky interfaces that are inspiring, humorous, and even instructive. By carefully studying these “outsider” user interfaces, designers can derive lessons that make their real-world designs more cutting edge and successful.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Learning Lessons from Science Fiction
Chapter 2 Mechanical Controls
Chapter 3 Visual Interfaces
Chapter 4 Volumetric Projection
Chapter 5 Gesture
Chapter 6 Sonic Interfaces
Chapter 7 Brain Interfaces
Chapter 8 Augmented Reality
Chapter 9 Anthropomorphism
Chapter 10 Communication
Chapter 11 Learning
Chapter 12 Medicine
Chapter 13 Sex
Chapter 14 What’s Next?
Appendix: Collected Lessons and Opportunities