Quotes About Functionality

There is much to learn from architecture before it became an expert's art.

Mine was the role of the oilcan in making the machinery clunk around.

Often, on the low-tech side, the more "executive" something looks, the more dysfunctional it really is.

Every element in a design should be expressed to the extent necessary, but not beyond the extent necessary. Excess is noise.

The aesthetic-usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not.

80 percent of a product's usage involves 20 percent of its features.

each thread can transmit electrical currents…so that Americans will one day…be able to recharge their cellphones with their polo shirts…. Technologically Enabled Clothing…has developed [a vest that conceals]…a "hydration system," a back pocket for a water bottle with a straw running through the vest's collar

The shamans are interesting because they exhibit many of the dissociative features of the MPD patient. They differ from the MPD patient in that the shamans were healthy and use their dissociation in a culturally integrated way. The MPD patient tends to be dysfunctional and socially isolated.

No. I am not sad. I am not allowed to be. I am too useful to be sad.

Computers and other electrical equipment seemed to shrink when Michael was around, becoming malleable and obedient in his large hands. It was a pity he couldn't do the same with every problem. Tap a few keys, frown in an interested way. "Mmmm, let's give this a go, then," and hey presto, confidence about the functionality of your personality rebooted and restored.

I don't believe in getting clothes that just look pretty or that'll fall apart—they have to stand up to a lot of abuse.

Well that's a system too but you don't think about it very much because of how flawlessly it works for you.

An expensive play toy. It's different, so people want it. Then they get bored, look for something newer, better. I don't work that way." A slow nod of a face badly in need of a shave. "I don't either." I slipped my hand from under his, picked up the Stinger again. "There's much to be said for dependability. Reliability. Consistency." I held it up, as if in inspection. it was plan and functional compared to the sleek Carver. "It's not fancy. No Frills. But it will never, ever let me down.

Our facial skins are thin with large pores; our back skins are thicker with small pores. One acts mainly as filter, the other mainly as barrier. And yet, it's the same skin, no parts, no assemblies. It's a system that gradually varies its functionality by varying elasticity.

Everybody cares about not only quality and functionality, but they also want the power of choice, whether it's a small vehicle or a large vehicle.

We seem to want one vehicle to carry people and soccer balls and hay bales.

I want my handbags and my shoes to be stylish but I want to make sure that they're versatile. I travel and I have to make sure the pieces I put into my bag can go with a dress or with shorts or jeans.

I log 250 days a year on the road. I need pants that are versatile, easy to clean, and dry in my hotel room if necessary.

I love a pocket. I'm about helping women look as good as possible on the least amount of effort. I want versatility and comfort. Clothes that can go from the office to anywhere. We're always trying on samples at work. If none of us would wear it, chances are no one else will.

The intelligence with which engineers design a product dramatically impacts how easy or difficult it will be for the typical consumer to use it effectively.

Seek products designed with intelligence, and recognize that having fewer switches, buttons, or dials does not necessarily mean that the product is less sophisticated or offers fewer benefits or features. Quite the opposite might be true!

Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survive

It became an exercise to reduce and reduce, but it makes it easier to build an easier for people to work with.

In a way, my design works as much because the belt is comfortable for the user as it does because it is safer.