The movable type was invented during the Northern Song Dynasty, which is 1041-1048 AD. In the video, it has been said that the movable type was invented around 1045-1058 AD. Instead of the simplified Chinese”中国” shows in the animation when introducing the movable types, these two characters should be in traditional Chinese “中國” and should…
The influence of “tools” in remote learning on us and thinking about improving online teaching
We are in a special period. Due to the global epidemic, people have to maintain social distance. As a result, the demand for online remote teaching has surged. When face-to-face teaching is no longer a viable option, online teaching has become the only option for most educational institutions. There is a significant difference between online…
Renaissance & Movable Type – why does IXD care?
The Renaissance inspired modern interaction design. As a Western European ideological emancipation cultural movement that took place in the 14th and 17th centuries, it was named “Renaissance”. However, it does not mean to reproduce the ancient Roman culture, but emphasizes the human-centered humanistic thought, and impacts the religious confinement of people’s thoughts. In this period…
Similarities and differences between the icons used by One Medical and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
Thanks to the complete language and writing systems of various countries, the icons used in modern people’s lives have got rid of the need to “be individually used as readable characters”. But we may notice that these icons and signs are all small pictures like symbols that symbolize things which allow us to associate some…