Norman’s chapter on the design of everyday things was very relatable to me as I completely understand his frustration of poorly designed daily objects, especially doors that don’t clearly indicate a way of opening them. On the topic of doors, I also think that they should have some sort of design that one can immediately tell how they function. One thing I kept looking forward to in this reading was for Norman to propose a solution to this, by showing us a prototype or just writing down a way in which designers can make doors better. However, he never gives us a clear idea of how he would want a door to be designed like.
On another note, I also understand his struggle with instruction manuals as first of all, humans usually try to mess around with the object rather than actually reading what is written in the manual. Secondly, most instruction manuals are not really that clear. Overall, I agree with a lot of what Norman is telling us in this chapter.