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Book Club: The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
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- Lucky Paper Radio
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- Mar 30, 2026
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View all cards mentioned in this episode In the third book club Episode , Anthony and Parker talk about Donald Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things . Originally published in 1988, the book was an influential criticism of the built world and interfaces establishing many concepts fundamental to user interface and industrial design today. It also introduces a metric ton of jargon per page. Our book club members talk about how these concepts apply to game and Cube design and their thinking about things more broadly. Discussed in this episode: The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman Enshittification concept and book by Cory Doctorow Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change by W. David Marx Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century by W. David Marx Blood In the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant Other Book Club Episodes If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord . Send in questions to the show at [email protected] or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty . Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:42 - The Design of Everyday Things 7:43 - Mental Models 12:04 - Trouble With Mapping 16:58 - Cube REL/Humility 19:40 - Don Please Turn off the Podcast 21:03 - Types of Errors 26:30 - Games are Intentionally Bad Design 32:04 - Constraints 34:55 - Knowledge in the World 42:28 - Learned Helplessn…