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The problem with the designs of most engineers is that they are too logical. We have to accept human behavior the way it is, not the way we would wish it to be.
Don Norman • The Design Of Everyday Things
# the nightmare bicycle
imo, the most important idea in product design is to avoid the "nightmare bicycle".
imagine a bicycle where the product manager said "people don't get math so we can't have numbered gears - we need to have labeled buttons for gravel mode, downhill mode, ..."___LINEBRE... See more
Two of the most important characteristics of good design are discoverability and understanding.
Don Norman • The Design Of Everyday Things
four components of good behavioral design: function, understandability, usability, and physical feel.
Don Norman • Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Complexity can be tamed, but it requires considerable effort to do it well. Decreasing the number of buttons and displays is not the solution. The solution is to understand the total system, to design it in a way that allows all the pieces fit nicely together, so that initial learning as well as usage are both optimal. Years ago, Larry Tesler, then... See more
Don Norman • Living with Complexity (MIT Press)
