My computer’s memory stores a million phone numbers with perfect accuracy, but I have to stop and think to recall my own.
ALAN COOPERA 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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You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.
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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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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true.
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There’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
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Typography should not vary widely in an interface.
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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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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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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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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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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 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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