“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” – Charles Mingus

“Designing well is not easy. The manufacturer wants something that can be produced economically. The store wants something that will be attractive to its customers. The purchaser has several demands. In the store, the purchaser focuses on price and appearance, and perhaps on prestige value. At home, the same person will pay more attention to [...]

“Approval, though, is not the goal of investing. In fact, approval is often counter-productive because it sedates the brain and makes it less receptive to new facts or a re-examination of conclusions formed earlier. Beware the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns.” – Warren Buffett, in his letter [...]

“Truly elegant design incorporates top-notch functionality into a simple, uncluttered form.” – David Lewis

This is a great list of references for user interface design and usability guidelines: Apple Human Interface Guidelines iPhone Human Interface Guidelines Windows Vista UX Guidelines Windows XP Design Guidelines Nokia UI Style/Visual Guidelines GNOME Human Interface Guidelines 2.2 KDE 4.0 Visual Guide Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines Comcast Style Guide Usability.gov Research-Based Web [...]

“Psychological and economic theories suggest that humans seek to minimize costs and maximize gains. Increasing the perceived benefit/cost ratio increases a person’s motivation to engage in the behavior.” – B.J. Fogg

“If Ernest Hemingway, James Mitchener, Neil Simon, Franck Lloyd Wright, and Pablo Picaso could not get it right the first time, what makes you think that you will? – Paul Heckel