If you are not going to produce albums then you are not going to produce new fans. It's impossible. I'm a huge believer in putting music out as quickly as early as possible, touring hard and then working on putting the next one out. I don't need to break. I just need to put a record out.

Just how do I design if not with prototyping? An excellent question. The short answer is 'on paper.'

Define what the product will do before you design how the product will do it.

Keep it simple: In general, interfaces should use simple geometric forms, minimal contours, and a restricted color palette comprised primarily of less-saturated or neutral colors balanced with a few high contrast accent colors that emphasize important information. Typography should not vary widely in an interface.

No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it.

A powerful tool in the early stages of developing scenarios is to pretend the interface is magic. If your persona has goals and the product has magical powers to meet them, how simple could the interaction be? This kind of thinking is useful to help designers look outside the box.

I just try and learn to be a good husband and be a good father before I am a good rock star. That means saying no to certain things that go with the business.