Book Review: The Design of Everyday Things

Principles of Good Design

Stars: 4/5

Although I took copious notes while reading The D.O.E.T., Donald Norman's ideas on design are more than just noteworthy. The design principles he outlines here could be used as the standard when designing anything new. His debrief on Principles of Good Design, Conceptual Models, Forcing Functions, Human Error, Gulf of Execution and Evaluation is excellent.

I would recommend this book to those seeking an introduction into product design - consider using it as a supplementary reference to a more robust academic text.

I, too, found some of the content rather dated. However, Donald Norman's underlying design principles are still relevant and still applicable to present day design, which is a testament to his years of arduous research.


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