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So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Amount Create Does Good Good Teacher Just Right Teacher Tension

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I believe that robots should only have faces if they truly need them.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Believe Faces Need Only Robots Should Them Truly I Believe I Believe That

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Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Beauty Brains Go Hand Pleasure Should

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To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Analysis Error Improvement Me Spot Sweet

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Knowing how people will use something is essential.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Essential How Knowing People Something Use Will

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As for all those mistakes I make - they are on purpose - to teach you how to deal with them.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Deal How Make Mistakes Purpose Teach Them Those You

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User-centered design means working with your users all throughout the project.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Design Means Project Throughout Users Working Your

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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.

~Donald Norman

Topics: About Apple Been Box Interesting Interesting Things Ipod Looking Love Most One Of The Things People Technology Things

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We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Emotional Expert Impact Know Matter Motivation Teachers

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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.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Also Although Always Back Be Happy Being Creativity Done Entertained Get Gets Happy Laid Laid Back Lead Means Mostly Much Nothing Relax Students Sure

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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