The initial impression of a system or environment greatly influences subsequent perceptions and attitudes, which then affects the quality of following interactions between the user and the system.
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A usability consultant (Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus) and a highly sought-after speaker on usability design.
That a user should not be kept waiting unnecessarily is an obvious and humane design principle. It is also humane not to hurry a user; the more general principle is: Users should set the pace of an interaction.
An American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.
Your objective should always be to eliminate instructions entirely by making everything self-explanatory, or as close to it as possible. When instructions are absolutely necessary, cut them back to the bare minimum.
A usability consultant (Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus) and a highly sought-after speaker on usability design.
