🔗 The Anti-Mac User Interface (Don Gentner and Jakob Nielsen)

What if the design principles behind the Macintosh interface were turned on their head? Don Gentner and Jakob Nielsen outline this provocative scenario in their 1996 article, "The Anti-Mac Interface." They explore interface alternatives that challenge traditional metaphors, arguing that existing design paradigms may limit innovation. By violating the Macintosh design principles, they introduce…