If 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.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
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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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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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Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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.
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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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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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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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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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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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