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The river of Apple's interface guidelines
Key Points
The oldest surviving guide already treats observation as design work The 1982 Apple IIe guide devotes nine measured pages to audiences, user profiles, early tests, direct observation, and iteration. The 1987 desktop book preserves the method but compresses it to one page.
The oldest surviving guide already treats observation as design work
The 1982 Apple IIe guide devotes nine measured pages to audiences, user profiles, early tests, direct observation, and iteration. The 1987 desktop book preserves the method but compresses it to one page.