Design
The end result of all this is what finally shipped: the lowest common denominator, the simplest and least controversial option. Ex-Microsoft Developer Moishe Lettvin, The Windows Shutdown crapfest
It’s the instant, pre-conscious pleasure of seeing a well designed page that makes you predisposed to find a beautiful design easy to use—an effect that lingers long after the slower, conscious behavioral and reflective levels of processing kick in and make you aware of how you feel about
A camel is a horse designed by committee. Several attributions, according to Wikipedia
Design
1. List all the things a screen should do. What should the customer be able to accomplish? What information are you sure should be displayed? Which affordances are necessary for customers to start a process or reach a goal? Label these things with numbers. 2. Look for any numbered items
Design
The bottom line is, when you listen to your users, you get vanilla. feature creep. boring. It takes a dictator to create the iPhone and change the course of an entire industry. Michael Arrington, Techcrunch
Development
Broken gets fixed. Shoddy lasts forever. DesignAday - Truism
Design
Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels
User experience
Preferences are a way to avoid making tough decisions Getting Real