When I use a direct manipulation system—whether for text editing, drawing pictures, or creating and playing games—I do think of myself not as using a computer but as doing the particular task. The computer is, in effect, invisible. The point cannot be overstressed: make the computer system invisible.


Ch. 6, p. 185. - The Design of Everyday Things (1988, 2002)

Donald Norman Quotes

When I use a direct manipulation system—whether for text editing, drawing pictures, or creating and playing games—I do think of myself not as...

When I use a direct manipulation system—whether for text editing, drawing pictures, or creating and playing games—I do think of myself not as...

When I use a direct manipulation system—whether for text editing, drawing pictures, or creating and playing games—I do think of myself not as...

When I use a direct manipulation system—whether for text editing, drawing pictures, or creating and playing games—I do think of myself not as...