Source: The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
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Famous Donald A. Norman Quotes
Source: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
“In design it is important to shoe the effect of an action. ... Feedback is critical.”
“If you're more susceptible to interruption, you do more out of the box thinking.”
“I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing”
“Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand.”
“In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.”
Source: Living with Complexity
Source: The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
“User-centered design means working with your users all throughout the project.”
“A challenge to the designers of the world: Make signs unnecessary.”
“Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books.”
“Attractive things work better.”
Source: The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition