So maybe a different way to consider this topic:
What products, design ideas, or other innovations have been created in
the field that have lasted the test of time or made a significant
impact, and who was responsible for them? Then you'd get a more
practical list and provide create where credit is due.
So, rather than list people, which is prone to popularity and
unreliable memories of the audience, you'd ask yourself things like...
Who created hyperlinks?
Who created the "desktop" model for the graphical user interface?
Who created the bezier curve drawing interface?
Who created the painting interface?
Who came up with the notion of bookmarks?
Who created the WASD + mouse model for first person 3D environments?
Who came up with Copy & Paste?
Who came up with Undo?
Who came up with the core notions of choice, resulting in Checkboxes,
Radio Buttons, Menus and core Form controls?
Who designed the Mac IIci?
Who developed the Palm Graffiti input system?
Who designed Microsoft Word 1.0 (or whichever version was the first to
use an optical mouse instead of pure keyboard input like Wordstar)
Who designed VisiCalc?
And so on and so on... Obviously, again, this line of question is
computer and software tech heavy. I know the answer to many, but not
all. Would be nice to get the collective wisdom of the crowd to find
all the answers.
Getting a list like this made would also go towards a long way of
collecting more core fundamentals around interface design and
software, which has been missing for many years now.
--
Andrei Herasimchuk
Chief Design Officer, Involution Studios
innovating the digital world
e. [email protected]
c. +1 408 306 6422
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