The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
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Rating | : | 4.70 (617 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00E257T6C |
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Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-05-10 |
Language | : | English |
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I don't seem to like it as much as everyone else does. The beginning of this book was a series of amazing revelations for me as a software engineer. It's a veritable cascade of interesting and useful information. My brother's a cognitive scientist, though, and he didn't find it particularly insightful, or th. The Design of Everyday Things shows up in every recommended reading list for product managers. H.C [[VIDEOID:160386d40ffeaa8cdf18cda2eb658420]] The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald A. Norman, was first published in 1988 under the title The Psychology of Everyday Things, and it shows up in every recommended reading list for product managers. I beca. Great book - no matter what your profession Smiling Buddha Finally I got a chance to read this amazing book. Don Norman treats design very methodically and shows that good design is not a black box but something even more analytical people can understand and apply.There are many important lessons but I found the
Choice"Even classics can be updated and improved Highly recommended."
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. 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.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 rules are