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Don Norman's book The Design of Everyday Things has indeed altered how I look at the world from a design perspective. It teaches you design awareness, and you'l
by plainOldText 8y ago
Don Norman's book The Design of Everyday Things has indeed altered how I look at the world from a design perspective. It teaches you design awareness, and you'll find yourself noticing and understanding design elements all around you, that you didn't before. Even though it might seem a little old, the information presented in there is timeless, so I highly recommend it as well. It is in fact the first book I would suggest to anyone wanting to learn how to think like a designer.
I recently got his other book, Emotional Design, I just haven't gotten to it yet.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoThat book made me start getting annoyed at bad design like Norman Doors (doors that require a "push" or "pull" label instead of being intuitive).
- plainOldText 8y agoIndeed! I scrutinize door designs everywhere I go now. (:
- moltar 8y agoAnd tea pots that leak! It was supposed to do one thing ...
- ternaryoperator 8y agoHow about kettles? A container that whistles when your water boils. The never-ending list of errors: handles that are in the wrong place, whistles that don't whistle, underside heat distribution plates that come apart, lids that become wedged tight. After the centuries we've had to perfect kettles, you'd think a reliable design could have emerged by now.
- supremerumham 8y agoCars for me. Why is it that a car is designed in a way that if someone sneezes at a bad time then there will be an accident? I also think you should be able to see all the parts needed to operate the car (petals)
- ElijahLynn 8y agoThere is also a Udacity course by Don Norman around this book. I haven't taken it yet but it is on my list. https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-the-design-of-everyday-things--design101 https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-the-design-of-everyd...