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
A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm. – Jef Raskin
Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done. – Jef Raskin
An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties. – Jef Raskin
Once the product’s task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design. – Jef Raskin
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary. – Jef Raskin
