New course on Udacity: “Design of familiar things” by Donald Norman

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    Almost everyone heard about the book “Design of familiar things”; at least in the lists of books recommended for reading by beginning designers, she is most often one of the first. So, for everyone, this fall, a free course on it starts at Udacity . The course will be taught by the author of the book, Don Norman, along with his assistants. The course will be built on the basis of a new edition of the book, which will also appear on the shelves in the fall (we are talking about the original in English).

    The material will be divided into three to four small courses, each of which can be completed separately. In general, the goal of the authors is to help everyone to gain knowledge about the role of design in the modern world and learn how to put them into practice. As in other courses, “live” video, specially selected exercises and consultations on the forum will be used - all in order to reveal the principles of interaction design, cognitive psychology and how emotions work. It is planned that all those who take the course will receive not only useful theoretical knowledge, but also a valuable ability to practice design in practice.

    For those who have not read the book itself, an annotation to it:
    Even an intelligent person sometimes feels like a fool, trying to figure out which button to press to turn on the light, how to light the oven and what to do with the door - pull, push or push. The reason for this is a design that forgets about the needs of users and the basics of cognitive psychology, according to the author of the book, Donald Norman, a man whom Business Week called "one of the most influential designers in the world."

    Norman addresses common user errors and offers designers various ways to prevent such errors. It explains the basic requirements of users and introduces the reader to the classic mistakes of designers.

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    Source: blog.udacity.com

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