Some common mistakes in product design include lack of discoverability and understanding. Discoverability refers to the ability of the user to figure out what actions are possible and how to perform them. Understanding refers to the user's comprehension of how the product is supposed to be used and what the different controls and settings mean. Other mistakes can include poor use of affordances, signifiers, constraints, mappings, and feedback, which are fundamental psychological concepts in design.
How do designers improve their products to work around flaws in human logic? In The Design of Everyd...
View summary