Our readingWhat is a korrent?
For designers, signifiers matter more than affordances: affordances control what is possible, signifiers are how a product communicates what to do.
Drawn from what Don Norman said
Subjectdesign
What this subject means
design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.
Mental modelAffordances and signifiers
On the topicWhat makes a design good?under our view: Good design disappears: it is obvious to use, explains itself, and is never noticed On the topicWhich mental models should a designer think with?under our view: An interface must show what can be done: affordances, signifiers and a conceptual model