Chapter 4 – Knowing What to Do
Summary
Norman explains further how the layout of designs affects people’s interpretation of how they should operate. This time, he used the example of building a simple police motorcycle out of Legos to show the main factors that go into an intuitive design. Yet again, the world and life experience play a large part in creating a design most people can or should understand.
Summary
Norman explains further how the layout of designs affects people’s interpretation of how they should operate. This time, he used the example of building a simple police motorcycle out of Legos to show the main factors that go into an intuitive design. Yet again, the world and life experience play a large part in creating a design most people can or should understand.
Discussion
I think everyone has been plagued by the light switch fiasco. Most confusing ones I have seen have labels explaining which switch goes to what. His custom faceplate idea seems like a really good one, and I think that should be used more where it might be applicable.
I think everyone has been plagued by the light switch fiasco. Most confusing ones I have seen have labels explaining which switch goes to what. His custom faceplate idea seems like a really good one, and I think that should be used more where it might be applicable.
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