Touring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
ALAN COOPERTouring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
ALAN COOPERWe don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
ALAN COOPERWe seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
ALAN COOPERIf 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.
ALAN COOPERIt has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
ALAN COOPEROne of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
ALAN COOPERI’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
ALAN COOPERYou Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
ALAN COOPERI’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
ALAN COOPERBecause computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
ALAN COOPERIf we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
ALAN COOPERIn turn, we will be tempted to kill our computers, but we won’t dare because we are already utterly, irreversibly dependent on these hopeful monsters that make modern life possible.
ALAN COOPERForm follows function straight to hell.
ALAN COOPERKeep 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.
ALAN COOPERJust how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
ALAN COOPERWell madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
ALAN COOPER