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An empowering lens shift that transforms daily frustrations with objects into a fascinating exploration of human psychology. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Psychology of Everyday Things.
- intellectually stimulating
- eye-opening
- pragmatic
- 01
The Design of Future Things
Don Norman · 2007
A fascinating, consumer-oriented exploration of how we interact with the increasingly intelligent machines that populate our daily lives.
- 02
Emotional Design
Donald A. Norman · 2005
A fascinating lens that permanently alters how you look at the objects surrounding you, revealing the hidden emotional conversations between humans and things.
- 03
Things That Make Us Smart
Don Norman · 1993
A fascinating, accessible exploration of how the tools we build end up shaping the way we think.
- 04
100 things every designer needs to know about people
Susan Weinschenk
A brisk, bite-sized masterclass in the psychological quirks that drive human behavior and interaction.
- 05
Designing the user interface
Ben Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant · 1987
An authoritative, structured deep-dive into the principles of making technology comprehensible and satisfying for human users.
- 06
How we decide
Jonah Lehrer
A brisk, anecdote-rich tour through the hidden neurological gears that drive our everyday choices.
- 07
Thinking, fast and slow
Daniel Kahneman
A humbling, mind-expanding tour through the hidden machinery of your own thoughts that will permanently alter how you view human rationality.
- 08
Designing For Emotion
Aarron Walter
A warm, practical manifesto for injecting humanity and delight into the cold spaces of the digital world.
- 09
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
A breezy, common-sense masterclass in how to stop frustrating the people who use your creations.
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Sketching User Experiences
Bill Buxton
An engaging, holistic exploration of how early ideation and sketching can shape the future of human-computer interaction.
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Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies)
Jakob Nielsen
A pragmatic, user-focused guide that challenges developers to look beyond the code and see the human at the screen.
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Designing Web Usability
Jakob Nielsen
A foundational masterclass in stripping away digital friction to reveal the elegant logic of user-centric design.
