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Computer Design

-the effects on user friendliness

Jessica Maier, Gabriela Dimitrova, Tilda Rose

The invention of the microchip

computers getting smaller

1970s

3

1

2

screen

key board

disk drive

Apple II

3

1

2

smaller

thinner

Apple 1990-2000

lighter

Conclusion

"Less is more"

Intuitivity

(Brand) Familiarity

design still needs to be adapted to modern design values and aesthetics

Thanks!

Bibliography

Sources:

  • 1: https://thecustomizewindows.com/2011/01/major-trends-of-evolution-of-the-computer-1950-2010/
  • 2:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II#/media/File:Apple_II_typical_configuration_1977.png
  • 3: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fde.ifixit.com%2FDevice%2FMacBook_Air_11%2522_Late_2010&psig=AOvVaw197XFADeMfb_bo5HLM9cco&ust=1651403595762000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCMCQ6PnTu_cCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAF

Images:

  • Leslie Haddon (1988) The home computer: The making of a consumer electronic, Science as Culture
  • Abbate, Janet (1999) The Electrical Century, Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 87
  • The Apple Collection (2020) Evolution of Mac computers and Apple design

access on http://www.theapplecollection.com/design/macdesign/index.html