“The Design of Everyday” Things by Don Norman
"The Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman explores the principles of good design and how design affects our interactions with everyday objects. Norman emphasizes the importance of user-centered design, providing examples of poorly designed objects and systems that lead to user confusion and frustration.
One of the most famous examples Don Norman uses in "The Design of Everyday Things" to illustrate principles of good and bad design is the design of doors. Norman distinguishes between two types of doors: those that require a push to open and those that require a pull. The problem arises when the design of a door does not provide clear signifiers or affordances to indicate the correct action, and thus only a written sign can convey to the user the right decision to make.
But what happens when this fails to happen?
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