Archy

Media publications

• Crafting a Revolution - Interview of Aza Raskin on THE (Archy), and his father Jef. [ACM: Ubiquity] (Published 2004.07.27)
• Down With GUIs - By Jef Raskin. Article stressing that GUIs are not human-compatible. As long as we hang on to interfaces as we now know them, computers will remain inherently frustrating, upsetting, stressful. [Wired 1.06] (Published 1993.12.00)
• osOpinion: Raskin on 'Raskin on OS X' - Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today] (Published 2001.02.09)
• Raleigh News & Observer: Keeping Interface Simple - Summary of newspaper story, useful forum comments. [Linux Today] (Published 2003.02.20)
• The Humane Environment - Brief news story, and forum comments in great abundance, more than usual. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot] (Published 2002.12.27)
• The Humane Environment - Brief announcement of first THE (Archy) release, with over 50 forum comments. [OSNews.com] (Published 2002.12.26)
• The Humane Interface - Book review of The Human Interface: New Directions for Interface Design, by Jef Raskin, and the usual mass of forum comments. Many varied opinions. [Slashdot] (Published 2001.05.12)
• THE Key to User-Friendly Computers? - By Alex Salkever. Raskin helped design Apple's classic user interface. He is working on a new system that could be a big improvement. Brief accessible analysis. [BusinessWeek] (Published 2003.01.22)

	Raskin Center for Humane Interfaces (RCHI) URL: http://www.raskincenter.org/ ODP description: Official Archy site. Includes manual, specification, forums, bug list, downloads and a FAQ. [Open Source, GPL]
	In Appreciation of Jef Raskin URL: http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/in_appreciation_of_j.html ODP description: Brief praise of Raskin, and critique of Archy zooming interface, with references, by usability expert Don Norman who was at Apple with Raskin, during the early years. Page title: Don Norman's jnd.org / In Appreciation of Jef Raskin Page description: books by Don Norman, personal web page for Don Norman, of the Nielsen Norman Group and UNext, champion of human-centered design. Publications, papers, sample chapters and writings, list of students.
	Archy URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archy ODP description: Clear description of Archy (was THE), divided into interface components. [Wikipedia] Page title: Archy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
	Jef Raskin's Humane Environment URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/humane/ ODP description: SourceForge site, with description, download, bug reports, some old news. Page title: SourceForge.net: Jef Raskin's Humane Environment Page description: The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications
	The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems URL: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0201379376&redir=1 ODP description: By Jef Raskin; Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0201379376. Guide to interactive system design, reflects author experience and vision, shows many extant interfaces are dead ends, making computers easier to use needs new approaches. [publisher website]