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Book · 1988

The Design of Everyday Things

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Human centered design Cognitive psychology Usability engineering Clear explanatory essays Design as communication Blame reversal

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1988

Synopsis

The Design of Everyday Things is a best-selling book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman about how design serves as the communication between object and user, and how to optimize that conduit of communication in order to make the experience of using the object pleasurable. One of the main premises of the book is that although people are often keen to blame themselves when objects appear to malfunction, it is not the fault of the user but rather the lack of intuitive guidance that should be present in the design.

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