The Design of Everyday Things

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Author

Don Norman

Genre / vibe

Design / usability classic with petty energy about bad doors

When it hits best

When you’ve just fought with a terrible interface and need to feel vindicated

My take

This book turned every faucet, door handle, and microwave into a design critique. Dangerous to read if you already rant about user error actually being design error. Extremely useful, mildly life-ruining.