freelance paradigm

It's been more than a month since my switch to iMac and I am more than well adjusted to the new working environment now. And what a difference that is! Now I see what computers should really be like.

Of course, each of us will see and count his own hits and misses. And each of us will see his own reasons to it. I for one like to think that designers and architects, not solely programers, were included into process of software making in case of Mac. When a designer has to design a new kitchen (s)he will most likely make a research which parts and kitchen apparatus are more often used than the other (and how are they used). Then he will apply this findings to make the kitchen more useful and handy. Parts that are needed daily will be placed differetnly than that China tea set which is saved only for special occasions. The "designing" part, where it is determined how will stuff look like comes at the very end. That kind of thinking is really the core of designing process and I believe professional designers are good at it simply because they practice it every day.

When you open some infamous PC software it is clear that this process wasn't applied to it. You are being bombared with tons of different icons, buttons, menues (etc), placed with no hierarchy and logic whatsoever. The icons that you use non-stop are the same size as the ones you use only once a month and they are often placed right next to eachother (I could go on with this). That might be the main reason why beginners are so frustrated when they enter PC environment for the first time. "I just don't know where to click" because "everything looks so messy," they complain. Well, guess what: it doesn't look messy - it is messy!

Going back to PC? You must be kidding.