The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems

18/Mar/2007 Filed in: Books

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A book that will open your eyes. Jef Raskin, the father of the Macintosh wrote this masterwork shortly before his way to early death. It’s the requiem of a modern genius. He makes bold yet undeniable statements like:

"There has never been any technical reason for a computer to take more than a few seconds to begin operation when it is turned on."

and

"Our honeymoon with digital technology is over: We are tired of having to learn huge, arcane programs to do even the simplest of tasks; we have had our fill of crashing computers; and we are fatigued by the continual pressure to upgrade. The Humane Interface delivers a way for computers, information appliances, and other technology-driven products to continue to advance in power and expand their range of applicability, while becoming free of the hassles and obscurities that plague present products."

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