Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things, (Paperback)

from jasonli

"Emotional Design" is Norman's follow up to the classic "The Design of Everyday Things." In this sequel, we find Norman in spirited form as he tackles the tricky subject of emotions and love as applied to products and technology. Where "The Design of Everyday Things" was very much a mini-textbook...

from dvf1976

Started off strong, but seemed to lose cohesion as it progressed. There are three levels of design: *Visceral Design - Appearance *Behavioral Design - The pleasure and effectiveness of use *Reflective Design - Self-image, personal satisfaction, memories

from Katya0133

Interesting thoughts and meanderings, but less concrete or cohesive than The Design of Everyday Things.

from alspray

In the epilogue of this book, Don Norman expresses his gratitude to a myriad of people who helped him organize many years worth of disparate notes into a cohesive book. For me, 'Emotional Design' remained rather disconnected. Not in an altogether bad way, the book reads like the (slightly ramblin...

from jcbrunner

Norman's title asks an interesting question. Why do we love or hate things? Unfortunately, the book does not even hint at answering that question. Instead, the author painfully rambles on topics well beyond his expertise (text messages, console games, ...). Norman rediscovers the basic facts of m...