norman donald the design of everyday things

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The 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.MIT Press Direct is a distinctive collection of influential MIT Press books curated for scholars and libraries worldwide. The rules are make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. 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. Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design. 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 ultimate guide to human-centered design 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.

Norman donald the design of everyday things