Intuitive Interface Quotes

The Internet didn't become usable until Netscape because that gave the average person a user interface that was intuitive, simple, friendly - this made it accessible.

The wonderful thing about Apple technology is just how intuitive it is.

Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.

Simplicity design axiom: The complexity of the information appliance is that of the task, not the tool. The technology is invisible.

When a device as simple as a door has to come with an instruction manual—even a one-word manual—then it is a failure, poorly designed.

Consumers have zero time for products that are not simple, intuitive, and attractive to use. This is especially true with Internet products, where clean and useful design is a prerequisite to keeping anyone on your site for more than 30 seconds.

Macs are not intuitive. It's intuitive to the person who created it. It's not intuitive to me.

I'm interested in technology for the masses. Good tech design should not just be for enthusiasts but for the general public. It should be something that touches everyone.

What I hope is, over time, users should not have to read a training manual. They should say, 'I totally get the Workday iPad app, because it runs the way my consumer apps run.'

The fact that I have to set things to record seems idiotic. And channel guides - I get home, and I want to watch a Duke basketball game; why do I have to go hunting to find out what channel it's on? Why can't I just say, 'I want to watch Duke basketball.' Or, even better, why doesn't the system know that?

When designers replaced the command line interface with the graphical user interface, billions of people who are not programmers could make use of computer technology.

For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to keep it that way.

Humanizing technology is about taking what's already natural about the human-tech experience and building technology seamlessly in tandem with it.

I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it.

When Pinterest works well, it helps you find things that are meaningful to you. We want to build a system that helps you do that.

Customers want new functionality, but they don't want the traditional complexity that has marred products in the past.

A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems.

A well-conceived product excels at what it does. It's close to being functionally flawless - like a Ziploc bag, a radio from Tivoli Audio, a Philips Sonicare toothbrush, a Nespresso coffee maker or Google's home page.

It's a world of multiple screens, smart displays, with tons of low-cost computing, with big sensors built into devices. At Google, we ask how to bring together something seamless and beautiful and intuitive across all these screens.

There is a reason why, on a DS, you get that little click when you press a button. There is a reason that it was important to have a microphone in the Wii Remote.

I imported the first Mac into England in 1984; you know, the beige box. I imported what I think were the first four that came into England. I never opened the instruction manual. That was the best thing about it.

I think all technology should be plug and play. I would say it's easier to set up a blog than it is to change channels on your telly.

The second stream of material that is going to come out of this project is a programming environment and a set of programming tools where we really want to focus again on the needs of the newbie. This environment is going to have to be extremely user-friendly.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

As Chief Product Officer, I lead our product team to create simple, intuitive user experiences.