The Design of Everyday Things - Paperback

$19.99

The Design of Everyday Things - Paperback

Name: The Design of Everyday Things - Paperback
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SKU: 9780465050659
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by Don Norman

$19.99

Book Overview

The essential guide to human-centered design

"Even more relevant today than it was when first published."--Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO

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 unreasonable demands on memorization.
 
The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time.
 
The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how--and why--some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them.

ISBN	9780465050659
Author	Don Norman
Publisher	Basic Books
Genre	Business and Self-help & personal development
Format	Paperback
Published	November 2013
Language	ENG- English
Pages	368
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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