To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
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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If you are making a chair, the sandpaper can make it smoother. But no amount of sandpaper will turn a chair into a table.
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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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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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The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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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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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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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 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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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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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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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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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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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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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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