And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require you to have had either real work experience or a graduate degree.
Donald A. NormanIn design it is important to shoe the effect of an action. ... Feedback is critical.
Donald A. NormanSimplicity design axiom: The complexity of the information appliance is that of the task, not the tool. The technology is invisible.
Donald A. NormanI think a successful company is one where everybody owns the same mission. Out of necessity, we divide ourselves up into discipline groups. But the goal when you are actually doing the work is to somehow forget what discipline group you are in and come together. So in that sense, nobody should own user experience; everybody should own it.
Donald A. Norman