WARMTH

They warmed the user experience by prioritizing principles of interconnectedness. Through a radically human-centered approach, they designed their world with the idea that it would, in turn, design them back.

This book focuses on the psychological warmth generated in moments of interaction, the user experience, with Shaker design.

Looking beyond the famous Shaker forms and studying the principled human-centered design behind them brings into focus yet another of the Shakers’ important contributions to the American design canon; a transcendent user experience (ZX) warmed by principles of connection.

This book is intended to remind designers who shape our experiences today that without this warmth the modern world grows cold around us.