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The invisible computer

Donald A. Norman

1998314 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1998
first published
  • 1998MIT press · 314 pages · ENGISBN 9780262140652
  • 1999The MIT Press · 316 pages · ENGISBN 9780262640411

In this book, Norman shows why the computer is so difficult to use and why this complexity is fundamental to its nature. The only answer, says Norman, is to start over again, to develop information appliances that fit people's needs and lives. To do this companies must change the way they develop products. They need to start with an understanding of people: user needs first, technology last - the opposite of how things are done now. Companies need a human-centered development process, even if it means reorganizing the entire company. This book shows why and how.

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