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Affordances are perceived and actual properties that determine how things are used

Affordances are perceived and actual properties that determine how things are used

Oct 03, 20231 min read

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definition

  • Coined by Don Norman in The Design of Everyday Things

examples

  • Push/pull doors
  • UI
    • Buttons and toggles
      • Use visual depth over color hues/inverted colors
    • Input fields
  • Tactile
    • Haptic feedback

references

  • Beverly Slabosky

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