The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

368 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction business design psychology informative reflective slow-paced

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Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure our which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this fascinating, ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, ...

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