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Perceived affordances help people figure out what actions are possible without the need for labels or instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Excerpted from \u2018The Design of Everyday Things\u2019 by Don Norman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuber of words &#8211; 78 Affordances exist even if they are not visible. For designers, their visibility is critical: visible affordances provide strong clues to the operations of things. A flat plate mounted on a door affords pushing. Knobs afford turning, pushing, and pulling. Slots are for inserting things into. 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