Donald Norman
Donald Norman
Donald Arthur "Don" Normanis the director of The Design Lab at University of California, San Diego...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
CountryUnited States of America
cannot measurable science tendency
I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting.
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The profit margin index is well above the 50%-level, indicating that, for most firms, profit margins are higher than one year ago, when margins were showing improvement from their depressed levels throughout 2001-2002.
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Just 8% of the respondents reported that backlogs are down from last year, while 66% said that backlogs are higher.
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While a few manufacturing industries--in particular, the auto industry -- face challenges, the overall manufacturing sector appears to be on very solid footing for at least the near term.
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I've been looking at the iPod- the Apple iPod. One of the interesting things about the iPod, one of the things that people love most about it is not the technology; it's the box it comes in.
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As for all those mistakes I make - they are on purpose - to teach you how to deal with them.
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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?
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Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books.
device information lives served
Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available.
buy
If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy it.
believe
I believe that robots should only have faces if they truly need them.
people
Knowing how people will use something is essential.
critique customer products
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.
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Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done.