Over the years, I have scoured the internet for various versions of the Mac HIG PDFs. Here is my collection so far.

Some neat ones include HIGs for Mac OS 8 & a preliminary Mac OS X version from the Public Beta.

These HIGs contain general desktop guidelines that still apply today & that you can't find in the modern HIG.

Please retoot! Everyone should read these.

iCloud: https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/03elmPnR30gJQkCs-7pkmNoeA#Macintosh_HIG_Collection

DB: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/gziho6zcerb8n2jvwn2vh/AFTncRmOaOkSS0Z6HoqaLDo?rlkey=6eby48c1tm5uayzbacd8tfyc6&st=97rkv6j1&dl=0

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@marioguzman

Have you run across a PDF of the old “HyperCard Stack Design Guidelines” book? It's seemingly super rare.

@wenge @marioguzman

used copies are out there, but like most uncommon used books, they are obscenely expensive

@wenge @marioguzman

It looks like Better World sent three copies to the IA but who knows now if they will ever be scanned

https://archive.org/search?query=9780201517842

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

@bitsavers @marioguzman

Well that's something, at least. I know I had a copy but whether I lent it out or it's stuck in a box, I've not seen it in a ages.