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.
ALAN COOPERThe things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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I’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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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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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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My computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
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One of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
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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 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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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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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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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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