威廉·立德威尔（William Lidwell）

主要从事以设计和工程心理学为主题的写作、演讲与咨询工作。对跨学科的设计、组织创新方法及制度化创新尤其感兴趣。另著有《解构产品设计》（Deconstructing Product Design）和《卓越管理准则》（Guidelines for Excellence in Management）。经常为热门设计类报刊撰写文章。目前在美国德克萨斯州休斯敦市定居和工作。

克里蒂娜·霍顿（Kritina Holden）

现任美国国家航空航天局约翰逊太空中心“使用性测试与分析设备”（UTAF）的技术指导与执行经理，负责提案、项目规划、人员任务分配与指导及UTAF技术质量监督。她也以专家身份，为猎户座宇宙飞船驾驶舱小组提供人类因素工程学支持，协助需求开发、任务分析、成员评估等工作。她目前在休斯敦大学明湖分校担任副教授。

吉尔·巴特勒（Jill Butler）

曾绘制、设计与创造的作品多到连她自己也记不清了。在多家组织担任设计师与设计顾问。2002年成立“本质创造者设计工作室”（Stuff Creators Design Studio）。曾于休斯敦大学和金武德社区大学教授设计、桌面出版和字体设计等课程。作为一名获奖无数的平面设计师，她的兴趣涵盖信息设计、用户体验设计、插画和纸艺。目前在美国德克萨斯州休斯敦市定居和工作。

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