Jef Raskin Talks Skins

gwernol writes "Jef Raskin, one of the original Mac design team and a distinguished figure in the world of user interface design has given an interesting interview over on OS Opinion. He talks about the tradeoff between interface consistency and customizability, and particularly the impact of skinnable applications on usability. Interesting reading, including some harsh words for "guru UI designers" like Steve Jobs..."

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Re:About the car

[G-funk]

You're a dickhead mate. They ARE standardised, and it's an ISO standard. Not _EVERY_ car complies to the stardard of course, but there is a standard and 95% of cars built in the last 15 years comply to it...