(Bild: Raskin Center)
Er war Apple Mitarbeiter Nummer 31, hat er den Macintosh erfunden (und benannt) und seitdem ständig an der Entwicklung neuer Mensch-Maschine Schnittstellen gearbeitet.
Hier die Pressemitteilung:
Raskin Family Press Statement, February 27, 2005
Pacifica, CA February 27, 2005–Jef Raskin, a mathematician, orchestral
soloist and composer, professor, bicycle racer, model airplane designer,
and pioneer in the field of human-computer interactions, died peacefully
on February 26th, 2005 surrounded by his family and loved ones. He had
recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Jef created the Macintosh Computer as employee number 31 at Apple in
the early 1980s, revolutionizing computer interface design. Jef established
many methods now taken for granted by computer users, such as “click
and drag.” He named the Macintosh project after his favorite variety
of apple, the McIntosh (modifying the spelling for copyright purposes).
Jef strongly believed that computers should make tasks easy for people,
not the other way around.
Jef viewed good design as a moral duty, holding interface designers
to the same ethical standards as surgeons. Alluding to Isaac Asimov’s
first law of robotics, one of Jef’s mantras was that “any system
shall not harm your content or, through inaction, allow your content
to come to harm.” He left Apple in 1982 to found Information Appliance
Inc., where he created the Canon Cat in pursuit of his vision that a
computer should be an easy-to-use tool. After a decade studying cognitive
psychology, he established a scientific basis for the design of man-machine
interfaces, bringing interface design out of the mystic realm of computer
gurus.
In his acclaimed 2000 book The Humane Interface, Jef coined the term
and founded the field of cognetics, “the ergonomics of the mind,” transforming
interface design into an engineering discipline with a rigorous theoretical
framework. His book, translated into more than nine languages, has become
the standard text for more than 100 computing courses around the world.
Building on this work, Jef created the Raskin
Center for Humane Interfaces (RCHI), which will soon release a
preview of Archy, a culmination and exemplar of his design principles.
Archy redesigns the basic building blocks of computing to demonstrate
an entirely new paradigm for computer use. RCHI will continue under
the technical leadership of Jef’s son, Aza Raskin.
Jef’s life and work are the subject of a documentary in progress, which
will continue to gather information and interviews from people who knew
him. More information is available at jefthemovie.com.
Jef is survived by his wife of 23 years, Linda Blum; his children, Aza,
Aviva, and Aenea; and his children in all but name, Jenna and Rebecca.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
The Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces
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