Chapter 1: The Psychopathology of Everyday Things
Summary:
The author discussed with examples the good and bad design of everyday things. Several attributes such as affordances, constraints, mappings, and feedback were described. The author also touched on how there is a natural design to items that does not require excessive explanation for their use.
Discussion:
I was very amused by the witty examples that the author gives to demonstrate the bad design choices made with everyday things. I also enjoyed his explanation of why the floppy is a well designed object. It truly is difficult to misinterpret how a floppy is meant to be used.
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