The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
ALAN COOPERUsability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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In 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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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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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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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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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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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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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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Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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If you are making a chair, the sandpaper can make it smoother. But no amount of sandpaper will turn a chair into a table.
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Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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