Reflecting on Chapter One of “The Psychopathology of Everyday Things,” the text really made me think differently about the stuff we use every day. It’s like, we’ve all been there, struggling with something that’s supposed to be simple, like a door that doesn’t make it clear if you should push or pull. The author talks about how these design fails aren’t just annoying, but they actually show a more significant problem: designers sometimes focus more on making things look cool or high-tech instead of making them easy for us to use.
It made me question why design often misses the mark on user-friendliness. Is it because designers are trying too hard to impress other designers instead of thinking about regular people? Reading this has definitely changed how I look at things around me. Now, I catch myself wondering how something could be designed better to avoid confusion or frustration. It’s interesting to think about how much smoother our day could be if more things were designed with the user in mind. This chapter has sparked a lot of questions for me about what else in my daily life could be improved with better design.