The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
ALAN COOPERPast dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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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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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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Run for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
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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 seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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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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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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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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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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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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To scenes by memory’s silver chain Close-linked, and ever yet apart, That like the vine, whose tendrils young Around some fostering branch have clung, Grown with its growth, as tho’ it sprung From one united heart.
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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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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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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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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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One of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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