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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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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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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No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.
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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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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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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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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 seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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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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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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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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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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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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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