Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
ALAN COOPERTypography should not vary widely in an interface.
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To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
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A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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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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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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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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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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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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If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It’s impossible.
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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I just like so many different kinds of music that I like experimenting. I don’t want to keep making the same record over and over and over.
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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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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’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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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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English bohemians sit in cold orderly rows, like carrots.
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