Triple

T14342113
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Donald A. Norman E355628 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object design of everyday things
"The Design of Everyday Things" is a seminal book by cognitive scientist Donald A. Norman that explores user-centered design principles and how everyday objects can be made more intuitive and usable.
E1093166 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: design of everyday things | Statement: [Donald A. Norman, knownFor, design of everyday things]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: design of everyday things
Context triple: [Donald A. Norman, knownFor, design of everyday things]
  • A. Design Matters
    Design Matters is a long-running podcast and interview series hosted by Debbie Millman that explores the creative processes, careers, and philosophies of leading designers, artists, and thinkers.
  • B. Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People
    "Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People" is a book by designer and interviewer Debbie Millman that collects in-depth conversations with leading figures across design, art, and culture.
  • C. On Designing
    "On Designing" is a seminal book by textile artist and designer Anni Albers that explores the principles, processes, and aesthetics of modern design, particularly in weaving and textile work.
  • D. Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design
    "Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design" is a collection of visually rich, reflective essays by designer and writer Debbie Millman that explores how design, storytelling, and everyday life intersect.
  • E. A Design for Life
    "A Design for Life" is a 1996 Britpop-era anthem by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers that critiques class inequality and became one of their most iconic and commercially successful singles.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: design of everyday things
Triple: [Donald A. Norman, knownFor, design of everyday things]
Generated description
"The Design of Everyday Things" is a seminal book by cognitive scientist Donald A. Norman that explores user-centered design principles and how everyday objects can be made more intuitive and usable.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: design of everyday things
Target entity description: "The Design of Everyday Things" is a seminal book by cognitive scientist Donald A. Norman that explores user-centered design principles and how everyday objects can be made more intuitive and usable.
  • A. Design Matters
    Design Matters is a long-running podcast and interview series hosted by Debbie Millman that explores the creative processes, careers, and philosophies of leading designers, artists, and thinkers.
  • B. Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People
    "Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People" is a book by designer and interviewer Debbie Millman that collects in-depth conversations with leading figures across design, art, and culture.
  • C. On Designing
    "On Designing" is a seminal book by textile artist and designer Anni Albers that explores the principles, processes, and aesthetics of modern design, particularly in weaving and textile work.
  • D. Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design
    "Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design" is a collection of visually rich, reflective essays by designer and writer Debbie Millman that explores how design, storytelling, and everyday life intersect.
  • E. A Design for Life
    "A Design for Life" is a 1996 Britpop-era anthem by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers that critiques class inequality and became one of their most iconic and commercially successful singles.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8278fa2108190bc0d0e7939c1eb03 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de8e87febc8190a63c668cbd0fd713 completed April 14, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd469bc538819099ed5b7061cf140d completed May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd477d0dd4819084116b385077324c completed May 8, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd4828f44c81908903d1391c83cc60 completed May 8, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:14 a.m.