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The design of everyday things

Paperback • 2019 • English • 1. edition

The design of everyday things

By Donald A. Norman

10 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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About the book

Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious,even liberating,book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and hidden controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled with a lack of feedback or other assistance and...Show more

Product design
Psychology

Book details

ISBN

9780465050659

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2019

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The design of everyday things

Format

Paperback

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