You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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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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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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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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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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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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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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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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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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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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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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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Run for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces.
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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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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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