Alan Cooper Quotes

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• It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has also been said…
• Well madam, have you looked in the mirror and seen the state of your nose? Boxing is my excuse. What's yours?
• If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.
• Because computers have memories, we imagine that they must be something like our human memories, but that is simply not true. Computer memories work in…
• Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is 'on paper.'
• No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.
• Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology. There is little difference…
• Men do not greet one another like this ... except perhaps at rugby club dinners.
• 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…
• Design principle: Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
• To our human minds, computers behave less like rocks and trees than they do like humans, so we unconsciously treat them like people.... In other…
• Run for your lives-the computers are invading. Awesomely powerful computers tackling ever more important tasks with awkward, old-fashioned interfaces. As these machines leak into every…
• 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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