Ben Shneiderman famous quotes

A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures.
-- Ben Shneiderman

#Technology #Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words #Thousand

Leonardo Da Vinci combined art and science and aesthetics and engineering, that kind of unity is needed once again.
-- Ben Shneiderman

#Art #Engineering #Design

The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures
-- Ben Shneiderman

#Purpose #Insight #Visualization

More time is wasted in front of computers than on highways.
-- Ben Shneiderman

#Computer #More Time #Highways

The old computing was about what computers could do; the new computing is about what users can do. Successful technologies are those that are in harmony with users' needs. They must support relationships and activities that enrich the users' experiences.
-- Ben Shneiderman

#Successful #Technology #Support

I've often gotten the feeling that the only people who have learned from computer assisted instruction are the authors.
-- Ben Shneiderman

#People #Feelings #Computer

The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.

I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.

Well why not a technology of joy, of happiness?

A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but conversations with them generally end in dissapointment.

One must cook a piece of meat a thousand times before one begins to truly understand it.

A smile can heal a thousand wounds.

Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words.

A thousand Dreams within me softly burn

One day is worth a thousand tomorrows.