Jef Raskin

Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#complaining #every #exploded #happens #imagine

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#come #computer #harm #inaction #shall

A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#more #necessary #our time #require #shall

As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#concerned #customer #far #interface #product

Once the product's task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#first #implement #interface #known #once

Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#now #oppressing #our #right #servant

The system should treat all user input as sacred. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#sacred #should #system #treat #user

An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#frailties #human #human needs #humane #interface

Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done. ↗

— Jef Raskin

#box #care #does #done #inside