Computer memories work in a manner alien to human memories. My memory lets me recognize the faces of my friends, whereas my own computer never even recognizes me.
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.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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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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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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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 like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don’t want to keep making the same record over and over and over.
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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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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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Form follows function straight to hell.
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When I was a teenager, that was when I fell in love with music. It affected me in a deep way. That’s why I love having teenagers at our shows.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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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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Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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