While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
ALAN COOPER
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper 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.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper 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.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper Form follows function straight to hell.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper We seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper My computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper 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.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
Alan CooperAlan Cooper Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
Alan CooperAlan Cooper 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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Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
ShakiraShakira I called vee. “how are you doing?” i asked. “good. How are you?” “good.” silence. “okay,” vee said in a rush, “i am still totally freaked out. You?” “totally.
Becca FitzpatrickBecca Fitzpatrick Until you try, you don’t know what you can’t do.
Henry JamesHenry James If you want me to do things only for ROI reasons, you should get out of this stock.
Tim CookTim Cook The best thing to do is dive with your imagination ~ you can never drown yourself.
Karl LagerfeldKarl Lagerfeld A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.
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