LIGHTFUL

“A system shall not harm your

content or, through inaction,

allow your content to come to harm”

“The Kindle is designed to

disappear so you can enter the

author’s world.”

“Technology is a word that describes

something that doesn’t quite work yet.”

Hedonic Adaptation

Authoritative

Unpredictable

Inconsistent

Demanding

Modeless

Monotonous

Subservient

Interruptible

Persistent

Forgiving

Visible

Invisible

1st wave: Query / Response

2nd wave: Command Line Interface (CLI)

3rd wave: Graphical User Interface (GUI / WIMP)

4th wave: Direct Manipulation

5th wave ?

Full-screen workspace

100% interruptible

100% visible

Collaboration built-in

Document-centric

No “saving”

Document bundles instead of folders

Instant on/off

Dedicated, hideable alert area

Filenames Descriptions

mental model

vs.

system model

Document-centric model

Component model

Applications Parts

Tools

Toolboxes

Tool sets

THE POINT

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