You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
ALAN COOPERWell madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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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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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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And as soon as any object exhibits sufficient cognitive function, those instincts kick in and we react as though we were interacting with another sentient human being.
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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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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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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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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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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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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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A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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