Reviews

LibraryThing Review

A little too dated, unfortunately. Lots of his complaints have been addressed - but more issues continually arise. An updated and better written text should be required reading for every architect & designer. I found plenty of tidbits for a general interest reader. Read full review

LibraryThing Review

I had this book on my list for quite some time, but somehow it was getting postponed. Now that I've read it, I'm glad I did. The concepts mentioned by Donald were no doubt very interesting, but the ... Read full review

LibraryThing Review

We were assigned the first three chapters for an upcoming class reading. I got so engrossed, I wound up reading the whole thing. I really like the way Morgan explains concepts of usability such as ... Read full review

LibraryThing Review

We were assigned the first three chapters for an upcoming class reading. I got so engrossed, I wound up reading the whole thing. I really like the way Morgan explains concepts of usability such as ... Read full review

LibraryThing Review

When you have trouble operating an ordinary household item, the problem may not be you; it may be that the item is badly designed. An interesting and logical look at how poor design complicates ... Read full review

LibraryThing Review

Finally read the usability classic! I didn't take a lot of concrete lessons from this, but I've been up to my ears in usability texts for a while now, and some of this doesn't translate well to web design. Still, a great read and lives up to the hype. Read full review

LibraryThing Review

Loved the premise, the execution left me a little cold. There was much here that was interesting but then it would start turning into a text book. I'm sure that for an engineering student or a ... Read full review

I was amazed how much amount of our life is stored as "Knowledfge in the world"

Good book on industrial design

Really makes you think about how to make things for people to use taking into account just how people use them. Read full review

Review: The Design of Everyday Things

I was looking for a new perspective, a new way of looking at things & this book was exactly that. It talks about everyday designs that exists in all the things that we use. And it is beautiful to ... Read full review