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.
ALAN COOPERIronically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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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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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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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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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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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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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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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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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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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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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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Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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If you are making a chair, the sandpaper can make it smoother. But no amount of sandpaper will turn a chair into a table.
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