Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneiderman
Ben Shneidermanis an American computer scientist, a Distinguished University professor in the Department of Computer Science, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the founding directorof the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab. He conducted fundamental research in the field of human–computer interaction, developing new ideas, methods, and tools such as the direct manipulation interface, and his eight rules of design...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 August 1947
CountryUnited States of America
Ben Shneiderman quotes about
More time is wasted in front of computers than on highways.
I've often gotten the feeling that the only people who have learned from computer assisted instruction are the authors.
The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures
Leonardo Da Vinci combined art and science and aesthetics and engineering, that kind of unity is needed once again.
A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures.
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.