Jakob Nielsen

A door may afford pulling or pushing, depending on which way it opens. When a person can see in advance whether to pull or push the door to open it, that’s a good user interface.

A former Sun Microsystems Engineer and "The world's leading expert on Web usability" (www.useit.com).

Design & Arts

Design Thinking
UI Design

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Surprise me!

Sometimes, it’s necessary to develop new language to express what we’re trying to achieve. How else could a designer communicate a vision to their team or to investors if the technology doesn’t exist yet?

Alan Moore

A British designer, artist, and entrepreneur. Advised companies such as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and Coca Cola.

Communication
Design Thinking

Showing your colleagues and clients the messy design process can be a bit like making sausage: sometimes it can ruin their appetite for the meal.

Leah Buley

A veteran of the experience design industry, author of the book The User Experience Team of One, and VP of Experience at Publicis Sapient.

Complexity
Design Process
Design Thinking
Product Development

Products designed and built to achieve business goals alone will eventually fail; personal goals of users need to be addressed.

Alan Cooper

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

Design Thinking
Industrial Design
Product Development

If value goes out to the people who use the product, it’s highly likely that value will come back to the creator. Value out equals value back in.

Joe Natoli

UX designer who writes books, runs podcast and teaches public about designing and building great products that deliver meaningful user experience (UX).

Design Thinking
Problem Solving
Value Proposition

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