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BOOK
Title The design of everyday things / Donald A. Norman
Imprint New York, NY : Basic Books, 2013

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Edition Revised and expanded edition
Descript xviii, 347 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Note Originally published as: The psychology of everyday things. New York: Basic Books, 1988
"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. 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 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. The rules are simple: make things visible, exploit natural relationships that couple function and control, and make intelligent use of constraints. The goal: guide the user effortlessly to the right action on the right control at the right time. In this entertaining and insightful analysis, cognitive scientist Don Norman hails excellence of design as the most important key to regaining the competitive edge in influencing consumer behavior. Now fully expanded and updated, with a new introduction by the author, The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how-and why-some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them. "-- Provided by publisher
Subject Industrial design -- Psychological aspects
Human engineering
Industriell formgivning -- psykologiska aspekter
Industrial design
Psychological aspects
Classmark 745.20019
Ihb:do
Doe
Alt Auth Norman, Donald A. 1935-. The psychology of everyday things
Translation The psychology of everyday things
ISBN/ISSN 9780465050659
9780262525671
0465072992 (Print)
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