Book Review: The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

[Sam (Sam Solomon)]

Hey Anna,

Unfortunately, this isn’t a real book cover. Whenever a book gets posted, I try and mock up a cover in this flat style.

I also did one for the grid systems book that was shared.

Grid systems in graphic design: A visual communication manual

[Grid-Systems-in-Graphic-Design] I was talking to some co-workers today about what we thought our graphic design bibles were. Specifically, if we were only allowed to have one reference on design, what would that be? Mine was Don’s Norman’s exceptional The Design of Everyday Things. The book has been my design bible. Someone also mentioned the classic, Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug. One of the other designers on our team had a suggestion for a book I’ve never heard of called Grid system…