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Thanks for the article, its superb! Could you share some literature as a follow-up?
I don’t know how deep into interface design you want to go, but User Friendly by Cliff Kuang is a superb intro and includes lots of anecdotes like the B-17 bomber and Ford Lincoln stories.
thx for the suggestion!
I'm very much into interface design but didn't do much of physical interfaces. I guess it is more related to industrial design than the typical UX / interaction designer, it seems...