Farewell Jef

On February 26th, 2005 the world lost one of the greatest minds in computer science of our time. A passionate teacher, writer, model airplane enthusiast, but most of all a friendly spirit.

Jef Rasin invented the Click and Drag mechanism that we all take for granted now, I mean can you really image moving your data in any other way nowadays?

Jef is the best example that I can think of right now for the original Apple Manifesto for your really could not ignore this guy. His theories often sounded pretty radical, but when you saw them applied, it all came and fit together naturally.

I know he'll always be with us, in everything we use in our digital lifestyle. To me Jef always was like a virtual mentor when it came to really difficult design questions for interfaces, in his book or his website was always some hint that helped me to get the knack and deliver a fine product in the end.

Mr Raskin, I sure learned a lot from you and your work, wherever you are, thank you for the spirit.

The Documentary about Jef Raskin