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The Design of Everday Things
03.13.09 | Permalink | Comment?

The seminal work on design philosophy. In just over 200 pages Don Norman details the psychological principles of design. The book was written in 1988, so the examples may be a little dated, but the principles remain the same.

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I feel like a switch has been turned. I’m constantly evaluating the design of [...]