Don Norman, Date of Birth

Don Norman

American academic

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1935

Profession: writer, engineer, computer scientist, psychologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Donald Arthur Norman (born December 25, 1935) is an American researcher, professor, and author.
Norman is the director of The Design Lab at University of California, San Diego.
He is best known for his books on design, especially The Design of Everyday Things.
He is widely regarded for his expertise in the fields of design, usability engineering, and cognitive science.
He is a co-founder and consultant with the Nielsen Norman Group.
He is also an IDEO fellow and a member of the Board of Trustees of IIT Institute of Design in Chicago.
He also holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego.
Norman is an active Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where he spends two months a year teaching.Much of Norman's work involves the advocacy of user-centered design.
His books all have the underlying purpose of furthering the field of design, from doors to computers.
Norman has taken a controversial stance in saying that the design research community has had little impact in the innovation of products, and that while academics can help in refining existing products, it is technologists that accomplish the breakthroughs.
To this end, Norman named his website with the initialism JND to signify his endeavors to make a difference.