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.
ALAN COOPERTouring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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Computers no longer interface with humans–they interact, and the interaction will become steadily deeper, more subtle, and more crucial to our collective sanity and ultimate survival.
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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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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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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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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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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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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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