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I believe it is actually called: The masochist’s teapot. I recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in design. Even today it is fantastic.

ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago
Reading it was a watershed in my life. I never look at doors, without evaluating their usability, anymore.
- al_borland 7mo ago
  I bought a new door for my house recently. When the salesman asked what type handle/knob I wanted, I had a bit of an internal crisis. The one he said post people got seemed like it would create a Norman door, which I desperately wanted to avoid. I ended up getting a standard knob to avoid being the absolute lunatic who spent 6 hours debating the merits of various door handles, but had I been alone, I would have absolutely done that. I still feel like I made a mistake every time I look at my door. The book was a gift and a curse.
  - bluGill 7mo ago
    yeah, the book is something that people hate me having read. I know it wasn't my mistake and I tell them that. as for door handles, most manufactures use interchangaple knobs so you can buy two and swap. You end up with a useless mechinism (i find you rarely can find a different door that needs the reverse handle)
  - PaulHoule 7mo ago
    https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086 https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086
  - ninalanyon 7mo ago
    The whole doorknob thing in the US is a mystery to me, doorhandles/levers are so much easier to use.
    - ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago
      In some places, levers are required (ADA thing).
  - hbn 7mo ago
    I'm confused how you could create a norman door on your house. I thought a norman door could only be a door that doesn't latch shut. i.e. only the pull side should have a handle, cause you don't need a handle to push. But if the door latches, there's gonna be some kind of mechanism you have to interact with from both sides. You won't just walk up to a door with a knob and assume it'll open when you start pushing on it.

ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago

Reading it was a watershed in my life. I never look at doors, without evaluating their usability, anymore.

al_borland 7mo ago
I bought a new door for my house recently. When the salesman asked what type handle/knob I wanted, I had a bit of an internal crisis. The one he said post people got seemed like it would create a Norman door, which I desperately wanted to avoid. I ended up getting a standard knob to avoid being the absolute lunatic who spent 6 hours debating the merits of various door handles, but had I been alone, I would have absolutely done that. I still feel like I made a mistake every time I look at my door. The book was a gift and a curse.
- bluGill 7mo ago
  yeah, the book is something that people hate me having read. I know it wasn't my mistake and I tell them that. as for door handles, most manufactures use interchangaple knobs so you can buy two and swap. You end up with a useless mechinism (i find you rarely can find a different door that needs the reverse handle)
- PaulHoule 7mo ago
  https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086 https://uxdesign.cc/intro-to-ux-the-norman-door-61f8120b6086
- ninalanyon 7mo ago
  The whole doorknob thing in the US is a mystery to me, doorhandles/levers are so much easier to use.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago
    In some places, levers are required (ADA thing).
- hbn 7mo ago
  I'm confused how you could create a norman door on your house. I thought a norman door could only be a door that doesn't latch shut. i.e. only the pull side should have a handle, cause you don't need a handle to push. But if the door latches, there's gonna be some kind of mechanism you have to interact with from both sides. You won't just walk up to a door with a knob and assume it'll open when you start pushing on it.