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title: "The Design of Everyday Things"
url: "https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/the-design-of-everyday-things"
language: "en"
description: "The foundational book on affordances, mental models, and human error."
published: "2026-10-14T09:50:32+02:00"
updated: "2026-10-14T09:50:32+02:00"
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# The Design of Everyday Things

The foundational book on affordances, mental models, and human error.

- **Art:** Book
- **Preis:** Paid
- **Anbieter / Autor:in:** Don Norman
- **Link:** [jnd.org/books/](https://jnd.org/books/)

Book · Paid

# The Design of Everyday Things

The foundational book on affordances, mental models, and human error.

 [Visit website →](https://jnd.org/books/)

Using doors, stovetops, and telephones, Don Norman explains why things are hard to use – and which principles help. Many UX terms trace back to this book.

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