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Started reading it on a flight and nearly missed my connection, that's how absorbing the chapters are. The way it frames everyday objects as design failures makes you see doorknobs and faucets completely differently. Still thinking about the principles days later, which is rare for any book I pick u

I’d heard the phrase “fundamental principles of great design” thrown around for years, but it wasn’t until I got to the chapter on how good design can actually change behavior that it finally clicked. It’s a dense read, but the way he breaks down everyday objects makes you see your toaster and door

The chapter on affordances alone is worth the price, and Don Norman's examples from everyday objects make the theory stick in your head long after you put it down. It's rare for a book this insightful to stay so readable, but I've already reread the section on mapping twice.