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I was deeply inspired by browsing and learning about this designer’s story. I learned the difference between management and leadership. In a design team, each designer has different tasks and responsibilities. But leadership is something that everyone in the group needs to have. It will lead your group through the project and to success. When […]

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The Oregon Trail was successful because it was engaging and well-designed. Players can choose which role they want to play and complete a series of tasks. It has uncomplicated but highly interactive pages. And I think this game gives the player a high degree of freedom. Because I think the products designed by designers should […]

I am very interested in Christopher Alexander’s concept of architectural patterns. And I think his point is just as valid for the app. In “A Pattern Language”, Christopher talks about the fact that in many modern building complexes the problem of disorientation is acute. People have no idea where they are, and they experience considerable mental […]

In Licklider’s essay, he used the example of fig trees and the insect Blastophaga grossorun to explain the concept of symbiosis. In his article, he says that “The tree and the insect are thus heavily interdependent: the tree cannot reproduce without the insect; the insect cannot eat without the tree; together, they constitute not only […]

IBM’s inventions and achievements are far ahead of their time. The products they created led to the emergence and advancement of a number of products. IBM has indelibly influenced the American workforce. Although the computer invented by Douglas and his team was large and had many shortcomings, it was indeed a reflection of the progress […]

From my perspective, we can learn a lot of useful things from these multidisciplinary mid-century designers. They are exposed to many different fields and disciplines and have a wide range of mindsets. Their different professional knowledge together influences their designs. As a young generation of designers, we should try to contact and learn different disciplines […]

Vannevar Bush described the “memex” in his 1945 article “ As We May Think”. This thing is similar to computers or smartphones. It is a device in which a person can store all his books, records, and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. The brilliance […]

“It’s kind of simple: I want to be alive and I want to breathe.” —— Amy Franceschini. Amy Franceschini is a contemporary American artist and designer born in Patterson, California in 1970. Patterson is a small town in California known as “the breadbasket of America”. Her work encompasses many aspects, including drawing, sculpture, design, net art, public art, […]