The Design of Everyday Things

Author: Don Norman
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0465050654

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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 Check The Design of Everyday Things our best diet books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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