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.
ALAN COOPERKeep 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 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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Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
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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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In other words, humans have special instincts that tell them how to behave around other sentient beings.
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Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
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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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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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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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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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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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We don’t fight about music. We don’t fight about artistic direction.
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Men do not greet one another like this … except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
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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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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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A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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