Alan Cooper on a single and coherent interface

One of the eternal conundrums of interaction and interface design is how to address the needs of both beginning users and expert users with a single, coherent interface.

Alan Cooper

An American software designer and programmer. Widely recognized as the “Father of Visual Basic".

About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design (Book) by Alan Cooper

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