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ALAN COOPERDefine what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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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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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.
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It’s harder than you might think to squander millions of dollars, but a flawed software development process is a tool well suited to the job.
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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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If your persona has goals and the product has magical powers to meet them, how simple could the interaction be? This kind of thinking is useful to help designers look outside the box.
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Keep it simple: In general, interfaces should use simple geometric forms, minimal contours, and a restricted color palette comprised primarily of less-saturated or neutral colors balanced with a few high contrast accent colors that emphasize important information.
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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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Form follows function straight to hell.
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Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
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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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