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Donald A Norman Quotes

Knowing how people will use something is essential Picture Quote #1

Scientists are always skeptics Picture Quote #1

You won’t catch me giving clear lectures Picture Quote #1

Academics get paid for being clever, not for being right Picture Quote #1

Simplification is as much in the mind as it is in the device Picture Quote #1

The hardest part of design... is keeping features out Picture Quote #1

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A good designer will actually design the company Picture Quote #1

What makes something simple or complex? It’s not the number of dials or controls or how many features it has: It is whether the person using the device has a good conceptual model of how it operates Picture Quote #1

Any time you see signs or labels added to a device, it is an indication of bad design: a simple lock should not require instructions Picture Quote #1

Behavioral design is all about feeling in control. Includes: usability, understanding, but also the feel Picture Quote #1

Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating Picture Quote #1

Learning should take place when it is needed, when the learner is interested, not according to some arbitrary, fixed schedule Picture Quote #1

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If people keep buying poorly designed products, manufacturers and designers will think they are doing the right thing and continue as usual Picture Quote #1

In design it is important to shoe the effect of an action... Feedback is critical Picture Quote #1

Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people Picture Quote #1

Forget the complaints against complexity; instead, complain about confusion Picture Quote #1

I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting Picture Quote #1

If you’re more susceptible to interruption, you do more out of the box thinking Picture Quote #1

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Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available Picture Quote #1

A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment? Picture Quote #1

Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books Picture Quote #1

If you think the products don’t match what you want from a product, don’t buy it Picture Quote #1

It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format Picture Quote #1

Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone Picture Quote #1

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Knowing how people will use something is essential (Donald A Norman Quotes) Scientists are always skeptics (Donald A Norman Quotes) You won’t catch me giving clear lectures (Donald A Norman Quotes) Academics get paid for being clever, not for being right (Donald A Norman Quotes) Simplification is as much in the mind as it is in the device (Donald A Norman Quotes) The hardest part of design... is keeping features out (Donald A Norman Quotes) A good designer will actually design the company (Donald A Norman Quotes) What makes something simple or complex? It’s not the number of dials or controls or how many features it has: It is whether the person using the device has a good conceptual model of how it operates (Donald A Norman Quotes) Any time you see signs or labels added to a device, it is an indication of bad design: a simple lock should not require instructions (Donald A Norman Quotes) Behavioral design is all about feeling in control. Includes: usability, understanding, but also the feel (Donald A Norman Quotes) Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating (Donald A Norman Quotes) Learning should take place when it is needed, when the learner is interested, not according to some arbitrary, fixed schedule (Donald A Norman Quotes) If people keep buying poorly designed products, manufacturers and designers will think they are doing the right thing and continue as usual (Donald A Norman Quotes) In design it is important to shoe the effect of an action... Feedback is critical (Donald A Norman Quotes) Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people (Donald A Norman Quotes) Forget the complaints against complexity; instead, complain about confusion (Donald A Norman Quotes) I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting (Donald A Norman Quotes) If you’re more susceptible to interruption, you do more out of the box thinking (Donald A Norman Quotes) Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available (Donald A Norman Quotes) A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment? (Donald A Norman Quotes) Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books (Donald A Norman Quotes) If you think the products don’t match what you want from a product, don’t buy it (Donald A Norman Quotes) It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format (Donald A Norman Quotes) Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone (Donald A Norman Quotes)

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