Human Interface Guidelines from various platforms
This article highlights curated collections of historical human interface guidelines from various platforms, including Apple, NeXT, and Palm. It serves as a resource for designers to study the evolution of user interface design principles over several decades.
Why it matters
Understanding the history of UI design helps modern developers avoid reinventing the wheel and provides context for current design standards.
Speaking of user interface guidelines, developer Matt Sephton and others compiled many of Apple’s human interface guidelines , starting from 1980, all the way to 2014, including some goodies like early drafts, NeXT, Newton, and so on.
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