Form follows function straight to hell.
ALAN COOPERForm follows function straight to hell.
ALAN COOPERAs these machines leak into every corner of our lives, they will annoy us, infuriate us, and even kill a few of us.
ALAN COOPERMy computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
ALAN COOPERWe don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
ALAN COOPERAnd 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 COOPEROne of the most heinous, insidious lies is the notion that you have to be an asshole to be a successful business person.
ALAN COOPERDefine what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
ALAN COOPERIf we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
ALAN COOPERWell madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
ALAN COOPERIf you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
ALAN COOPERPast dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
ALAN COOPERA powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
ALAN COOPERNo matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.
ALAN COOPERTypography should not vary widely in an interface.
ALAN COOPERYou Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
ALAN COOPERIf 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.
ALAN COOPER