Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
ALAN COOPERA powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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You Don’t Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!
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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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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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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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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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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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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What’s yours?
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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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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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