In Vannevar Bush’s essay “As We May Think” published in 1945, Bush depicted a hypothetical machine called the Memex. We can see many overlaps between Bush’s early picture of the Memex and our modern information-sharing model. Bush’s vision introduced a brand new way of accessing information. And his innovative idea behind the name was a revolution,…
Lilian Gilbreth – the Shine of Humanity
Lilian Gilbreth, often known as the “Mother of Modern Management”, is an industrial engineer, a psychologist, an educator, and a mother of 12. Throughout her career, I always see the shine of humanity. And I also believe that’s the key to her success as an industrial engineer. Industrial engineers study complex systems and processes. And…
Manifesto of the Design Ethics – Amanda Liu
We design artifacts that shape human behaviors in a positive way. We never ignore the minority to satisfy the majority. We make sure our designs not only carry good intentions but also yield good consequences. We are consciously aware of the things happening in the world. We understand that what we design is not neutral….
Why we study historical invention as interaction designers
As interaction designers, we study the interaction between humans and objects. In studying the early inventions, we can ask: How things evolved into what we have now? What features are being eliminated? What is kept in its original form? History shows us the evolving process of human thoughts. Each of those great inventions serves as…
Mistakes in the video
At 0:37, the video mentioned the earliest format of the book–codex. However, as early as the early 2nd century, there is evidence that a codex—usually of papyrus—was being used by Christians (Wikipedia). At 0:50, the video introduces the invention of movable type between 1045-1058 in China. In fact, the invention of movable type can be traced…
The Importance of Designing Online Learning
In the U.S. educational system, online learning usually serves as an extension of the physical learning experience. Under the current pandemic, online learning plays even a larger role. As Woo putting down in the book, the inclusion of a tool actually “complicates the learning process“. The intervention of an interface imposes challenges not only on…
How Iconograph Reveals Difference in life Between Now and Egypt
Modern icons convey meanings through the pictorial resemblance of the physical objects, the same method practiced back to 3200 B.C. by Egyptians. Although the subject of matter may be different due to the advance of technology, the idea behind the approach remains the same throughout thousands of years in the history of writing. It wasn’t…