ARCHIVE - Picturing Domestic Space: Sociocultural Perspectives » Books http://blogs.evergreen.edu/picturingdomesticspace The Evergreen State College 2012-2013 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:05:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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ARCHIVE - The Design of Everyday Things http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/weekly-update/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/brookewalsh/?p=48 So this week I finished the book The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.

I learned a lot about basic design in this book. Some of the highlights include;

  • Natural Mapping
  • Constraints and Affordances
  • Mental Models
  • Feedback and Visibility

Bad Design

Good Design

The picture above shows how a design with natural mapping should look. You know how to use the stove by just looking at it.

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