Typing could have evolved very differently, and these layouts are the evidence.

"Fingers on the home row!" Those words were drilled into us every single day in basic keyboarding class in high school. What is the "home row," you may wonder? Well, knowing the "home row" is the ...

The QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in the 1870s – and has stayed around ever since.

It's rare these days to see anyone pounding away on an old manual Royal or Smith-Corona. But one element of those machines lives on, and is used constantly in daily life. Just as Milwaukee is the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s the work of Marcin Wichary, a Polish designer based in Chicago who’s been blogging about keyboards for years ...

Uncover the surprising Wisconsin origins of the QWERTY keyboard. The team heads to Milwaukee to uncover how the QWERTY keyboard took shape in Wisconsin. They explore how Christopher Latham Sholes and ...

The QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in the 1870s – and has stayed around ever since. Today, QWERTY's widespread adoption and legacy ensure its dominance, even in the face of ...