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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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To scenes by memory’s silver chain Close-linked, and ever yet apart, That like the vine, whose tendrils young Around some fostering branch have clung, Grown with its growth, as tho’ it sprung From one united heart.
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To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.
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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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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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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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’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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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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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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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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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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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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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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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