# The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition

**Canonical URL:** https://productvista.fr/library/design-of-everyday-things
**Description:** Vous voulez comprendre ce qu'est le design. Voici le livre référence.
**Book author:** Don Norman
**Category:** design-ux
**Rating:** 5/5
**Buy:** https://amzn.to/2QZWslX

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Don Norman's foundational text on user-centered design explains the psychology behind why we interact with objects the way we do. Essential reading for anyone building products.

## Core Principles

- **Affordances**: Design that suggests how to use it
- **Signifiers**: Indicators of possible actions
- **Mapping**: Relationship between controls and results
- **Feedback**: Communicating results of actions
- **Conceptual Models**: Mental models users form

## Why Every PM Should Read This

Understanding design principles helps product managers collaborate with designers, make better product decisions, and advocate for users.