In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
ALAN COOPERThere’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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And as soon as any object exhibits sufficient cognitive function, those instincts kick in and we react as though we were interacting with another sentient human being.
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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.
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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
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The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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One of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
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My computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
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Run for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology.
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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I just try and learn to be a good husband and be a good father before I am a good rock star. That means saying no to certain things that go with the business.
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