![]() Understanding asks how the product is supposed to be used.ĭesign is concerned with how things work, how they're controlled, and the nature of the interaction between people and technology. Discoverability asks what actions are possible of the product and where and how to perform them. ![]() The two most important characteristics of good design are Discoverability and Understanding. ―Don Norman Book Notes The Psychopathology of Everyday Things Favorite Quote " Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible." This is because the principles of design, based on human psychology, will always remain the same. Over time, the tools and objects in the world will change, cultures will change, technologies will change, but the principles of design will hold. Bad design, on the other hand, screams out its inadequacies, making itself very noticeable. ![]() Its goal is to guide users effortlessly to the right action at the right time. ![]()
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In this audiobook edition of The Indigo Spell, a thrilling world of magic, alchemy, vampires and true love awaits.įans of Twilight and The Hunger Games will adore this teen paranormal romance novel - the sequel to the bestselling Bloodlines: The Golden Lily. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. This was never the story of one woman, or two. In A Thousand Ships, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective, for fans of Madeline Miller and Pat Barker. One of the Guardian's and TLS's 'Best Books of 2019' ![]() ![]() Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 'A gripping feminist masterpiece' Deborah Frances-White ![]() ![]() Want to make your future fiancée feel like royalty? 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