Interfaces Quotes

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Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their… — Julian Assange
Our lives look a lot more interesting when theyâ€™re filtered through the sexy Facebook interface. We star in our own movies, we photograph ourselves incessantly,… — Jonathan Franzen
People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device drivers you don't… — Andy Hertzfeld
A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within ten seconds. — Ted Nelson
Originally, I wanted a machine that would cost $100. My idea was to spend nothing on the console technology so all the money could be… — Shigeru Miyamoto
No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it. — Alan Cooper
A well-designed and humane interface does not need to be split into beginner and expert subsystems. — Jef Raskin
A general principle for all user interface design is to go through all of your design elements and remove them one at a time. — Jakob Nielsen
Although humans today remain more capable than machines for many tasks, by 2030 machine capabilities will have increased to the point that humans will have… — Werner J. A. Dahm
I closely follow everything about user interface or human-computer interface: technology that makes computers closer to the way the human being actually functions. — Francois-Henri Pinault
One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled by them, and the computers have gotten better. They have… — Steve Case
To the user, the interface is the product. — Aza Raskin
The principles of good human-to-computer interface design are simplicity, support, clarity, encouragement, satisfaction, accessibility, versatility, and personalization. While itâ€™s essential to heed these, itâ€™s also… — Sharon Lee
Once the product's task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design. — Jef Raskin
I've spent my whole life worrying about the human-computer interface, so I don't want to suggest that what we have today is even close to… — Nicholas Negroponte
But biology and computer science - life and computation - are related. I am confident that at their interface great discoveries await those who seek… — Leonard Adleman
Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity. ... The… — David Gelernter
The real tight interface is between the book and the reader-the world of the book is plugged right into your brain, never mind the [virtual… — Bill McKibben
As our various electronic devices gain more and more sensory awareness, we open up the potential for entirely new forms of interaction. Not just new… — Jamais Cascio
The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris. — Edward Tufte

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