Modular keyboards

[hoggy]

Dates from last year - so 'news' is stretching it a bit.


http://peoplesdesignaward.cooperhewitt. ... minee/2397

Not quite my taste, but I'm happy to see a new take on things.

[Findecanor]

While I wholeheartedly agree with the curved concept, the layout is completely wrong.
He keeps a QWERTY layout, but has right-hand keys on the left side. The numerical keyboard is also unortodox.
The Enter key is at the position of Backspace, with the Backspace key above it. The Shift key is put at the OS key's position, etc ...

I attached the same pic, but in higher resolution so that you can see for yourself.
My impression is that this guy is a designer, not a usability engineer. Those two should never be mixed up, even if the designer says that he can design user interfaces. (Yep, I hold a grudge from having worked with one at a project .. )

[Swede]

Agree with designers trying to engineer stuff... but it's the same with engineers trying to make stuff look nice xD
Can put myself in the engineer seat, my creations looks like they spawned from hell, but they are bloody functional!