Janine Benyus is a biologist, science writer and co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8 (consultancy) and Biomimicry Institute which deals with the study of nature and how it can inspire ideas in order to create designs with sustainable solutions. Born in 1958 in New York City, she graduated with a BS in Natural Resource Management and a…
Ellen Lupton – the True Influencer of Design Industry
Ellen Lupton‘s name might be a legend among all contemporary designers. She carries various titles & identities: writer, curator, educator, and designer. As the director of the Cooper-Hewitt Paul Warwick Thompson described as “a true polymath.” She has authored well-known books such as Thinking with Type, Graphic Design Thinking, Graphic Design: The New Basics, and Type on Screen….
Memex’s Role in Present Day Social Media
Memex, created by Vannevar Bush, was a proto-hypertext system described in his article “As We May Think.” It’s influence was taken for granted back then. However, the Memex system has created a large impact on the field of design. His inventions also helped the blogging scene take off. Blogging in 2003 was very important because…
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, No it’s.. an Authoring and Collecting tool?
Vannevar Bush wanted a system, the Memex, that would unify a community of scholars to share information and knowledge. In “As We May Think” Bush mentions, “Certainly progress in photography is not going to stop.” And he certainly was right! He noticed that the development and innovation in cameras and film weren’t developed by just…
Abby Covert
Abby Covert is known for being one of the leading Informational Architecture Spokespersons. She started going to design conferences in her early years as a graphic designer. Covert recalled that she was so anxious that she would freeze during meet-and-greets and stay to herself. It was not until she moved to Chicago that she began…
From Memex to today’s application
Memex is the idea that first came out at “Mechanization and the Record” by Vannevar Bush. Back in the 1930s, Vannevar Bush was ahead of his time and wanted to improve the way people access, store, and communicate information. In this landmark article, he describes a hypothetical computer-like machine, the memex, which would help someone…
The Graphic Design Originator – Muriel Cooper
Muriel Cooper was a designer, researcher, and educator. Born in 1925 in Brookline, Boston, Massachusetts, and passed away in 1994, aged 68. She is best known for her accomplishment from being a graphic designer. Cooper received her BA from Ohio State University and her BS in education, also a BFA in design from MassArt. She…
Bauhaus’s philosophy can apply on interaction design
Bauhaus focused on the mass production of goods and how design could help everyday life. It was done to add soul to manufactured products and add social relevance to the arts. The rejection of ornamentation in favour of prioritising the function is Bauhaus’s philosophy.In interaction design, we need to focus on the function first(user experience),…