The Keyboard That Looked Like a Piano
Before QWERTY conquered the world, the first typewriter prototype had keys arranged in two simple rows like a piano. This is the "what if" story of that forgotten machine and…
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Designing a Keyboard for Efficiency
The QWERTY keyboard you use every day wasn't designed for speed; it was engineered to prevent jams in 19th-century typewriters. This post explores the linguistic and ergonomic science behind modern…
The QWERTY Problem: Typing in a Non-Latin World
How do you type a language with thousands of characters on a keyboard with only a few dozen keys? The ubiquitous QWERTY layout presents a fascinating challenge for non-Latin scripts,…