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 COOPERJust how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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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If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
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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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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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It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants.
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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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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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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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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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I’m an ‘evolve or die’ kind of a musician. I think it’s cool to try new things.
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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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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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Form follows function straight to hell.
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