Updated 17:23 January 2nd 2024

Prof Harold Thimbleby …
Press On — the book

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Harold Thimbleby, Press On — Principles of Interaction programming, MIT Press, 2007

Winner of the Computer and Information Sciences 2007 award from the Association of American Publishers

My book Press On was “Judged to be both innovative and rigorous, this volume teaches a conceptual framework and programming techniques for interaction design, showing programmers how they can make creative contributions to device design.”

Get more details of Press On from the book’s web site.

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008

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