{"$schema":"https://ejfox.com/schema/page-twin@1.json","kind":"reading_item","url":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Norman-Emotional%20Design","json_url":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Norman-Emotional%20Design.json","generator":"ejfox.com/json-twin@1","data":{"cacheVersion":"2026-05-13-gear-cards","html":"<h1 class=\"\" id=\"emotional-design\">Emotional Design</h1>\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"highlights\">Highlights</h2>\n<blockquote class=\"md-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400\">Emotions, we now know, change the way the human mind solves problems—the emotional system changes how the cognitive system operates. So, if aesthetics would change our emotional state, that would explain the mystery. ^ref-2154</p>\n</blockquote>\n<svg class=\"mx-auto my-8 w-full max-w-prose\" height=\"1\">\n  <line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y2=\"0\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1\" stroke-dasharray=\"2,4\" />\n</svg>\n<h2 class=\"\" id=\"metadata\">Metadata</h2>\n<ul class=\"list-disc\">\n<li class=\"\">Author: Donald A. Norman</li>\n<li class=\"\">ASIN: B005GKIYD4</li>\n<li class=\"\">Reference: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GKIYD4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"external-link group inline-flex items-center text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400\" data-preview-url=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GKIYD4\">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GKIYD4</a></li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"kindle://book?action=open&#x26;asin=B005GKIYD4\" class=\"text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400\">Kindle link</a></li>\n</ul>","title":"Emotional Design","metadata":{"tags":["book","design","ux"],"kindle-sync":{"bookId":"59972","title":"Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things","author":"Donald A. Norman","asin":"B005GKIYD4","lastAnnotatedDate":"2012-10-16","bookImageUrl":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lsCWwYwKL._SY160.jpg","highlightsCount":1},"words":58,"images":0,"imageDetails":{"total":0,"cloudinary":0,"withDimensions":0},"links":1,"codeBlocks":0,"headers":{"h1":1},"toc":[{"text":"Emotional Design","slug":"emotional-design","level":"h1","children":[{"text":"Highlights","slug":"highlights","level":"h2","children":[]},{"text":"Metadata","slug":"metadata","level":"h2","children":[]}]}],"type":"post"}},"_links":{"self":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Norman-Emotional%20Design.json","html":"https://ejfox.com/reading/Norman-Emotional%20Design","index":"/reading.json"}}