Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Book Reading #1 - Design of Everyday Things

Chapter 1
Summary
The first chapter focuses on the design of everyday things and gives several examples of poor design including doors, the author’s refrigerator and office telephones. The author highlights two principles of design: provide a good conceptual model and make things visible. He also discusses the importance of mapping, the relationship between two things, and the importance of feedback, informing the user what has just been done.

Discussion
The author does a great job of explaining the different principles of design through examples. The pictures and the discussion of floppy discs are a little outdated, but the chapter still makes for an interesting read. I found myself agreeing with much of what he said and citing examples in my own life.

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