Don Norman on the iPod Shuffle

Who is Don Norman? He is a design and usability guru, and the author of many books including ‘The Design of Everyday Things.’ People listen to what he has to say about design, and he has some things to say about the iPod and Apple designs in general.

Someone asked Don how he could praise the iPod Shuffle since it has no screen and you can’t see what song is being played. Don responds by pointing out that sure having a screen would be nice but sometimes, for a variety of reasons, you have to make compromises. Apple wanted to make an affordable iPod, and so off with the screen.

An interesting read to be sure.