📖 Book
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Beginner
Why we picked it This is the book behind the whole idea that good design is affordances and feedback, the exact language in our short answer. Norman shows why people fail with confusing products (a door they push when they should pull) and how clear signifiers let anyone succeed without instructions. Read it and you will stop blaming users for being confused and start seeing the confusion as a design bug you can fix.
The Design of Everyday Things (Revised and Expanded Edition)
From Don Norman by Don Norman Book, approx 350 pages
- Affordances and signifiers tell people what they can do without a manual
- Every action needs immediate, visible feedback or users feel lost
- When someone fails to use your product, the design failed, not the person
