Hey, challenging topic Borgleader.
I for one would look for readings, beside images. It is probable that displays as we know them will be obsolete, replaced by (bio-embedded) devices wich would connect to the apparatus you want to interact with. The impact on design might be huge, probably going toward very minimalistic (poor) home environments, from our actual POV at least.
Altering human biology ("augmenting" it, *cough*) seems to be a privileged way to augment... individual dependency on industrial solutions, to a point where "natural" human would be considered (and would feel) inadapted, if not terrorists, because they would have a much lower traceability and therefore could only be considered as a social threat (and damn, they wouldn't pay industrials).
Whatever, I'm not recommending you to read
me lol. If you got me right, I don't like the point to wich those guys want to bring us, but unfortunately I don't own their means to defend my opinion:
http://mindstalk.net/vinge/vinge-sing.html
http://www.singularity.com/themovie/index.php
Those guys are serious guys, they believe in this and they even created an university to develop it all. NASA guys, how serious can they be ? I'm not telling they are
right, but since they are making it real they'll know how to take advantage (word).
Look also for stuff on ergonomics:
A thorough understanding of the specific tasks an object is intended for is central to achieving the ergonomic design goal of aiding the human form in executing them. Quality ergonomics is thought to reduce the risk of injury and errors by ensuring that technology and humanity fit and are working together. Greater accuracy and more efficient performance will be achieved by meeting human needs with technology. Quality of life will also be improved.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-ergonomic-design.htm
Blah. They know how to sell it and you will want to be part of it, because criticism is not taught for decades.
Feeding yourself with reference images is likely to reduce relevance, if the sources are wrong (likely).
IMHO, there's no good design wich excludes Nature
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