Don’t read the name of this reading as something of vanity or narcissism. Read what Donald Norman considers to be attractive, functional, operational. This is an excerpt from Emotional Design.
Norman’s guidelines have been preached and used throughout the entire creative industry. His commentary on the psychology behind design definitely pioneered some of the debates modern makers have. Usability is surely first, but that doesn’t mean that the final product has to be boring and plain. Norman mentions this as “tension between aesthetics and usability”, but they do not necessarily conflict. Read this excerpt and make your one (1) paragraph commentary on your Parsons blog. I will be reading them at 08:40p.m tomorrow (Wednesday, February 2nd). I’ll give you some extra time since I posted this late.
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