Gavin Nelsonthe Apple Human Interface Guidelines from 1987 is full of little gold nuggets:
> People aren't trying to use computers—they're trying to get their jobs done.
toolbear#🪧@gn
I wonder if the late Jef Raskin had a hand in that. His "The Humane Interface" had quite a formative impression on me.
The rest is a digression…
I still want to put some of his ZUI ideas into action. Most zooming UI / UX stuff is barely past the gimmick stage.
@toolbear I really gotta move the humane interface up on my reading list
@gn
A lot of his specific ideas are quaint now. The ethos behind the book is timeless though. He and Donald Norman were essential in teaching me to have empathy and respect for the people who use what we build for them.
A lot of his specific ideas are quaint now. The ethos behind the book is timeless though. He and Donald Norman were essential in teaching me to have empathy and respect for the people who use what we build for them.