If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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.
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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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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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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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Computers no longer interface with humans–they interact, and the interaction will become steadily deeper, more subtle, and more crucial to our collective sanity and ultimate survival.
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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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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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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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As these machines leak into every corner of our lives, they will annoy us, infuriate us, and even kill a few of us.
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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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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.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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