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Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers 'users'


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If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.



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The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is.



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Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.



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Design cannot rescue failed content.



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Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.



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