To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
ALAN COOPERRun for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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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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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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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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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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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’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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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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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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While making art you should just do what is in your heart.
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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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