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Donald Norman

"I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing."

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"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."
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"I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in."
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Donald Norman
"Knowing how people will use something is essential."
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Donald Norman
"Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available."
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"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?"
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Donald Norman
"Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done."
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Donald Norman
"The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome."
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Donald Norman
"In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone."
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Donald Norman
"Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand."
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Donald Norman
"To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement."

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"Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?"

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"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

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"I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting."

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"I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design."

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"I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response."

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"I don't start with a design objective, I start with a communication objective. I feel my project is successful if it communicates what it is supposed to communicate."

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"I've been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what designers do is decoration. Good design is problem solving."

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"Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution."

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