Fake Don Norman Quotes to Depress Your UX Friends
Don Norman's quotes are universally loved by UX designers. Every time that man opens his mouth, the UX angels sing. Nobody is questioning Don’s UX quotability.
But his evil twin, Ron? Ron is most definitely a dark pattern in the Norman family.
What does Ron Norman have to say about UX design? A lot, it turns out…
Depression? Check! You’ll never find the happy path now.
You can’t help but think that Ron might be making fun of something here. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the “signifiers” are definitely there.
Don Norman Quotes on UX
…Except they’re secretly Ron. Normally, you have to track Ron down in his secret bunker in Antarctica, but today we have the exclusive.
Here they are, folks, the complete (and growing) list of Ron Norman quotes.
Herrrrre’s Ronny!
Ron, you rascal. That was a journey that I hope never gets mapped
Got an idea for another fake UX quote?
I could have sworn that Ron said something depressing about those UX/UI ketchup bottles the other day…or was that Jared Stool? Who knows.
Write your own Ron quote in the comments, and I will probably never get around to making it.
Editor’s Note: This is satire. Go read Don Norman’s books instead of looking at #ux on social media.