The UX quotes below are a change of pace. We’ve gathered inspirational quotes from several sources and grouped them into UX-related categories. Enjoy, and please send us your favorites.
UX Quotes: Ease of Use
Ease of use may be invisible, but its absence sure isn’t— IBM
Plain language is part of user-centered design—Ginny Redish
The measure of quality in web design should not be good looks, but graceful transformation: pages that can be accessed under different conditions and keep their integrity—Sarah Horton
It’s easy to forget, in a world of incredible possibility and infinite creativity, the power of simplicity and the importance of a solid customer experience foundation—Leigh Duncan
Something is elegant if it is two things at once: unusually simple and surprisingly powerful—Mathew E. May
UX Quotes: Research
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing—Aristotle
Never delegate understanding—Charles Eames
The answer is in the people, not in your head—Edward T. Hall
Focus unswervingly on the customer– Jesse Hertzberg
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning— Bill Gates
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future—Yogi Berra
Supposing is good, but finding out is better—Mark Twain
I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn—Maya Angelou
UX Quotes: Design
Your products run for election every day and good design is critical to winning the campaign—A.G. Lafley
There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all—Peter Drucker
Want your users to fall in love with your designs? Fall in love with your user—Dana Chisnell
People ignore design that ignores people— Frank Chimero
If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else—Yogi Berra
It’s very easy to make something that is new. So we are trying to make things that are better—Jonathan Ive
Design is shrinking the gap between what a product does and why it exists— Sahil Lavingia
Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent—Joe Sparano
Everything is designed. Few things are designed well—Brian Reed
People are very willing to click multiple times. In fact, they won’t even notice they’re clicking if they’re getting the right amount of information at each click to keep them going down the path. Think progressive disclosure; don’t count clicks—Susan Weinschenk
If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design—Ralf Speth
If a picture is worth 1000 words, a prototype is worth 1000 meetings—Tom & David Kelley