I think there's some value in showing how design needs to be defined by usability and not the other way around. I agree the point could have been made in way le

I think there's some value in showing how design needs to be defined by usability and not the other way around. I agree the point could have been made in way less words, but there's something extremely useful in learning to thinking about user first and not many books that talk about that. Like, the kitchen top example, which is best summarized with two pictures: http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/20/20f59954-2807-475a-a2c5-d7e4d1097931_1000.jpg http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/20/20f59... http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/ba/ba8456f9-afac-4c29-ae9b-bbbe6a0f5005_1000.jpg http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/ba/ba845... I find topology influencing brain patterns being a fascinating topic. Also: http://i.imgur.com/ACe2b51.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ACe2b51.jpg technician clearly didn't read the book XD