Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
ALAN COOPERWe seem to be keeping old fans and are bringing on new fans that are teenagers. I think that is amazing.
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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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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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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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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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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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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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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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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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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Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is ‘on paper.’
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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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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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