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Apple QuickTime movie  |  1994-09-21  |  5.6 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  32 seconds  |  [MooV/TVOD]
Transcription: An important principle of design is to always give feedback so the person knows that their action has been acknowledged, has been heard, that something is happening. When you turn a light switch, you expect the light to come on immediately. With a computer sometimes that can't happen. It takes a while to get the information. So there's our friendly watch icon. It tells you that yes, we're working on it. Wait, have patience. Feedback. A good design principle.