My computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
ALAN COOPERWhen 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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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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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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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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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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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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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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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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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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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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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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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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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