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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition (eBook)

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  • Page Length: 430 pages
  • Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door.
  • The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled with a lack of feedback or other assistance and unreasonable demands on memorization.

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Various Digital Retailers have The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition by Donald A. Norman (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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Available Retailers: About this title:
  • Page Length: 430 pages
  • Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door.
  • The fault, argues this ingenious—even liberating—book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology. The problems range from ambiguous and controls to arbitrary relationships between controls and functions, coupled with a lack of feedback or other assistance and unreasonable demands on memorization.

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Aug 2, 2026 2:21 PM
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jevoyagerAug 2, 2026 2:21 PM
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It's an interesting book, even if you aren't working in design. It's very eye opening on communicating intent/function through design, and universal useful design (and just how many things are so poorly designed).
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Aug 2, 2026 5:22 PM
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SkillfulRiver536Aug 2, 2026 5:22 PM
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I read this book in grad school. Very helpful book and gave me a perspective to appreciate the design of things that I use everyday.
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Aug 3, 2026 12:51 AM
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SmartRecess339Aug 3, 2026 12:51 AM
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I read it in a college computer science course. Still one of my favorite books to this day.
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Aug 3, 2026 2:48 AM
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monetaryAug 3, 2026 2:48 AM
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Read this during grad school. Really interesting book!
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Aug 5, 2026 1:07 AM
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mr.dudeAug 5, 2026 1:07 AM
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Is there a lot of pictures or illustrations in the book? Or is it fine in audio format too
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Aug 6, 2026 2:38 PM
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MarloStanfieldAug 6, 2026 2:38 PM
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I will say that I found the writing style to be a bit of a slog. It's a good book for general themes and gets you thinking if you don't do it as your job, but a lot of his writing circles the drain. For $2 you can't lose
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Aug 6, 2026 2:38 PM
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MarloStanfieldAug 6, 2026 2:38 PM
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Quote from mr.dude :
Is there a lot of pictures or illustrations in the book? Or is it fine in audio format too
You want the photos. I would not read this on audiobook
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Aug 6, 2026 4:42 PM
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msdAug 6, 2026 4:42 PM
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A quick pitch for this book: The people who make most of the things you use consider this book to be foundational to their craft (i.e. UX designers and human factors professionals), and It is accessible enough for students.
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Aug 19, 2026 10:07 AM
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HonestWinter7560Aug 19, 2026 10:07 AM
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thanks. Bought it on kobo and I own all kindles. Enough paying for Zon.
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ubxilyAug 19, 2026 4:21 PM
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Good book, we read this at school
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nice find op
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