Well, which part? Clearly reading the book helps someone to be more attuned to interface, and maybe more bothered when interfaces are poorly designed. (In the same way that learning about typography can lead to being bothered by all the crappy typesetting in the world, or learning about statistics can lead to being bothered by all the horrible statistical analyses in academic papers and news articles. Etc.)
But even before reading the book I observed people running into trouble with household objects all the time, found great frustration in some of their designs, and was constantly puzzled by the many features on appliances and gizmos that no one ever seemed to use.
The book just gives a nice framework for thinking about such problems, and a great set of concrete examples.
But even before reading the book I observed people running into trouble with household objects all the time, found great frustration in some of their designs, and was constantly puzzled by the many features on appliances and gizmos that no one ever seemed to use.
The book just gives a nice framework for thinking about such problems, and a great set of concrete examples.