Donald Norman Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Scientists are always skeptics.”

“The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome.”

“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?”

“Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player.”

“As for all those mistakes I make - they are on purpose - to teach you how to deal with them.”

“I believe that the Apple Shuffle is an excellent compromise among the conflicting requirements of simplicity, elegance, size, battery life, and function.”

“Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that.”

“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.”