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The book "The Design of Everyday Things", originally called "The Psychology of Everyday Things" is considered one of the most important books in the world of design. In this book, Donal A. Norman describes the psychology behind good and bad design through interesting examples and clear principles. Norman exalts the importance of design in our everyday lifes, and the consequences of errors caused by bad designs.
In his book, Norman use the term "user-centered design" to describe design based on the needs of the user, leaving aside secondary issues like aesthetics. User-centered design involves simplifying the structure of tasks, making things visible, getting the mapping right, exploting the powers of constraint, and designing for error.
Other topics of the book include:
-The Psychopathology of Everyday Things
-The Psycholohy of Everyday Actions
-Knowledge in the Head and in the World
-Knowing What to Do
-To Err Is Human
-The Design Challenge
The book "The Design of Everyday Things", originally called "The Psychology of Everyday Things" is considered one of the most important books in the world of design. In this book, Donal A. Norman describes the psychology behind good and bad design through interesting examples and clear principles. Norman exalts the importance of design in our everyday lifes, and the consequences of errors caused by bad designs.
In his book, Norman use the term "user-centered design" to describe design based on the needs of the user, leaving aside secondary issues like aesthetics. User-centered design involves simplifying the structure of tasks, making things visible, getting the mapping right, exploting the powers of constraint, and designing for error.
Other topics of the book include:
-The Psychopathology of Everyday Things
-The Psycholohy of Everyday Actions
-Knowledge in the Head and in the World
-Knowing What to Do
-To Err Is Human
-The Design Challenge
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