I think there is a tendency in science t... by Donald Norman | We Heart Quotes

Author Science Design educator Psychology

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 Norman

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Design Right

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 Norman

Purpose

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

- Donald Norman

Experience Job Work Will

And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require you to have had either real work experience or a graduate degree.

- Donald Norman

Emotion

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

- Donald Norman

People

Everyday people are not very good designers.

- Donald Norman

Faces

I believe that robots should only have faces if they truly need them.

- Donald Norman

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