Jef Raskin Center for Humane Interface gets $2 million in start-up funding
"Jef Raskin's name is a little bit symbolic of his view of how computers and people should interact. There's no need for that second 'f' in his first name, now, is there? It's just a waste of space and time. Think of all those redundant letters.
Likewise, there are too many bells and whistles, too many keystrokes, too much going on when people use computers. In Jef Raskin's world, a world that will undoubtedly become everyone's world someday, computers should be designed based on the way people work and think, not the other way around.
Already a household name for his work on developing the Macintosh computer while one of Apple's first employees, Raskin has recently set his sights on a larger goal. He wants a revolution in the technology industry. Remember the commotion created by that first Macintosh television ad? Well, now Raskin's mind is set on shattering something even bigger."
"We formed the Raskin Center for Humane Interface," he says, talking about the project from his Gypsy Hill home here in Pacifica. "And we have been funded by a multi-national corporation for $2 million. Our plan is to work out of this office to show the world how to make computers much easier to use."
A great demo of the new interface can be seen here.
Likewise, there are too many bells and whistles, too many keystrokes, too much going on when people use computers. In Jef Raskin's world, a world that will undoubtedly become everyone's world someday, computers should be designed based on the way people work and think, not the other way around.
Already a household name for his work on developing the Macintosh computer while one of Apple's first employees, Raskin has recently set his sights on a larger goal. He wants a revolution in the technology industry. Remember the commotion created by that first Macintosh television ad? Well, now Raskin's mind is set on shattering something even bigger."
"We formed the Raskin Center for Humane Interface," he says, talking about the project from his Gypsy Hill home here in Pacifica. "And we have been funded by a multi-national corporation for $2 million. Our plan is to work out of this office to show the world how to make computers much easier to use."
A great demo of the new interface can be seen here.
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