What Don Norman writes
Core Behavioral Principles
- ① Affordances – Users infer possible actions from an object's appearance
- ② Signifiers – Visible cues communicate where and how to act
- ③ Mappings – Controls should mirror their effects in a natural way
- ④ Feedback – Every action must produce an immediate, interpretable response
Things to Remember
- ◇ People form mental models quickly and rely on prior experience
- ◇ Errors usually indicate design flaws, not user failure