Usability methods are like sandpapering a chair.
ALAN COOPERThere’s only one thing you can use against pure logic, and that’s common sense.
More Alan Cooper Quotes
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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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Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.
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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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Touring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don’t need to break. I just need to put a record out.
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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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There is little difference technically between a complicated, confusing program and a simple, fun, and powerful product.
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Form follows function straight to hell.
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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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A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic.
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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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Past dreams of bliss our lives contain, And slight the chords that still retain A heart estranged to joys again,
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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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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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I’m a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible.
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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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