Quotes About Intuitiveness

Those who have to use an API must be able to understand it.

Never present a power-user option in such a way that normal users must learn all about it in order to know they don't need to use it.

People shouldn't really have to think about an object when they are using it. Not having to think about it makes the relationship between a person and an object run more smoothly.

Any time you see signs or labels added to a device, it is an indication of bad design: a simple lock should not require instructions.

A person of average (or even below average) ability and experience can figure out how to use the thing to accomplish something without it being more trouble than it's worth. Take my word for it: It's really that simple.

A person of average (or even below average) ability and experience can figure out how to use the thing to accomplish something without it being more trouble than it's worth.

I just like it when I can understand things, and the simpler it is, the easier it is to understand.

Don't make me think

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 a bare minimum.

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.

Healthy self-esteem correlates with rationality, realism, intuitiveness, creativity, independence, flexibility, ability to manage change, willingness to admit (and correct) mistakes, benevolence, and cooperativeness. Poor self-esteem correlates with irrationality, blindness to reality, rigidity, fear of the new and unfamiliar, inappropriate conformity or inappropriate rebelliousness, defensiveness, overcompliant or overcontrolling behavior, and fear of or hostility toward others.

I want a UI that is so simple that drunks can use it and ADDs won't be distracted away.

There's an intelligence that goes with being a good cop. Intuitiveness - they have to be actors; they have to have deductive reasoning, knowledge about a great deal of subjects.

I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it.

You don't need to be a computer scientist to use a Windows Phone. I think you do to use an Android phone.

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible, serving us without drawing attention to itself. Bad design, on the other hand, screams out its inadequacies, making itself very noticeable.

when a device as simple as a door has to have a sign telling you whether to pull, push, or slide, then it is a failure, poorly designed.

When a device as simple as a door has to come with an instruction manual—even a one-word manual—then it is a failure, poorly designed.