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Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.
Jef Raskin
Computers
Now
Right
A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.
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Work
Computer
Harm
Inaction
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.
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Time
Work
Computer
Waste
An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.
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Needs
As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.
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Customer
Once the product's task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design.
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Design
First
Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done.
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Care
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
Time
Computers
Complaining