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The desktop metaphor must die
To make things worse, it turns out that the desktop metaphor underlying so much of our computing was not equipped to handle it either. In response to the increased stimuli, our Desktops simply started generating more clutter. Windows upon windows of tabs and tabs, folders within folders of Untitled(1). Never-ending, nebulous clutter.
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
20 years ago, Jef Raskin (the founder of the Macintosh project) asserted that the desktop interface strategy was “inefficient and inhumane.”
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
The desktop AND mobile operating systems that allowed for the former interaction paradigms to exist in unchecked Sandbox-App environments? Inhumane.
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
It all became too much, too fast. To quote a dear friend of mine, human beings simply aren’t equipped with the necessary bandwidth to process the explosion of information that our world has normalized.
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
The tippity-tappity stream of Stories optimized to maximize ~engagement~? Inhumane.
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
File naming and organization as a whole is an exercise in futility. When saving a document, for example, our locus of attention is not on coming up with a unique and memorable name—we just want to save our work. Seemingly minor moments of friction such as this burdens our cognitive load, distracting us from our intentions and from entering flow sta... See more
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
An interface that intentionally exploits the vulnerability of human beings for financial or otherwise selfish gain is inhumane and also despicable.An interface that unintentionally allows the former to take place hasnot been considerate of the full extent of human fragility, and is therefore still inhumane.
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
Human beings simply aren’t equipped with the necessary bandwidth to process the explosion of information that our world has normalized.To make things worse, it turns out that the desktop metaphor underlying so much of our computing was not equipped to handle it either. In response to the increased stimuli, our Desktops simply started generating mor... See more
UX Collective • The desktop metaphor must die
Raskin defines the ideal humane interface as “responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.”