I’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
ALAN COOPERThe things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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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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The things like that we could fight about, we really don’t. We are pretty lucky for that.
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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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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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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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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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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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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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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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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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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It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.
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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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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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 turn, we will be tempted to kill our computers, but we won’t dare because we are already utterly, irreversibly dependent on these hopeful monsters that make modern life possible.
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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.
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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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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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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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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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