After decades of rapid development, the design industry has a set of a relatively mature system. However, this system is largely influenced by European style and aesthetics, which is called Euro-centered. This would definitely cause many problems in the face of globalization in the 21st century. Therefore, in the field of contemporary design, a group…
We Need the “Boundary”
The rapid development of VR and AR technology is undoubtedly surprising, but it is worrying at the same time. Many sci-fi movies have warned people of the disadvantages caused by technology development, and even show people the worst consequences. Many talented interaction designers and technologists have quite creative new ideas, but they can’t guarantee that…
Catt Small-Advocate of Underrepresented Group
In today’s society, many designers are working hard for the underrepresented group, and Catt small is one of the designers that can not be ignored. She is a product/interaction designer and game developer. Catt began to code websites and games at the age of 10. Now she has 20 years of programming and design experience,…
Lynne Yun-Find the Code Behind Type Design
Lynne Yun is a type designer and educator based in New York City. She is famous for her work in typography, hand lettering, and calligraphy. Lynne enjoys the balancing act of form and function that is required when designing tools for communication, from crafting handwritten calligraphic pieces to designing type for the screen. As a…
Thoughts on Privacy in Sci-Fi and IoT
Sci-fi movies bring people not only visual and sensory experience, but also philosophical and political thinking about science and technology and the future. Many sci-fi books or movies have mentioned topics like “chip” and “consciousness upload”. Similar elements appear in the trailers of Feed and Alternative Carbon, which shows that people have never stopped thinking…
Application of IA in different touchpoints
Imagine that when people go to the supermarket for shopping, they must expect clear guide signs, so that they can quickly find the areas they want to go to and their target products. However, people in different supermarkets hope to see different guidance systems. For example, when shopping at IKEA, people certainly don’t want the…
Adobe Photoshop Now and Then
As one of the most popular software for designers, Photoshop has released its 21st version in 2020. Apparently, it has always been a key research and development project of Adobe company. Its emergence and early history are also very interesting. Photoshop went through two “evolutions” before it belonged to Adobe. In 1987, PhD student Tom…
All Updates and Retentions are for a Better Experience
The state of UI design is always in progress. From its 40 year history, designers have been making updates. Of course, that doesn’t mean everything has to change. Each UI element and function has its own meaning of existence, and all updates and retentions are for a better experience for users. After watching demos of…
Seeing RPG Game Development From Oregon Trail
Although released in the 1990s, Oregon Trail is a game with a relatively mature system. I was surprised to find that it has the features and elements of most RPG games today, such as autonomy, uncertainty, storyline, background, and sound effects. These elements still exist today, indicating that they are enough and necessary to attract…
Dana Chisnell-Pioneer in Civic Design
When it comes to human politics and design, we have to mention Dana Chisnell. She is a pioneer and thought leader in civic design, bringing deep experience to that space. Dana was named one of the world’s most influential people in digital government by Apolitical in 2019. Shed teaches a field course on design in…
Architectural space rules in digital social platforms
It’s interesting and surprising to connect patterns and spaces in architecture with digital interaction. These two can be cleverly matched in terms of design, as they both serve for human groups, only the space forms are different. Architect Christopher Alexander’s Patterns from A Pattern Language provides lots of design inspiration and rules for interaction designers….
Valerie Casey
Valerie Casey, an Irish-born American product/interaction designer, is also a globally recognized design innovator. Valerie is Wal Mart’s highest level designer to date. As Wal Mart’s design director, she is responsible for helping the company compete with Amazon and other retailers, from in-store experience to app interfaces to experimental projects. She is an experienced designer…
Thinking about design optimization from prototype
When I saw Douglass Englebart’s prototype of the keyboard and mouse concept about 50 years ago, I realized why it was called “the mother of all demos”. Before that, designers did not present concepts in a visual, physical and interactive way. The concept of prototyping really opened a new door for later design, especially interaction…
X, Y, Z-Axes of Designer’s Thought
When making a 3D model, designers will realize that to make it accurate, they need to consider three dimensions. Interestingly, I was surprised to find that this also applies to the realm of thought. The situation of interaction designers now is challenging, just like the mid-century industrial designers, who faced with numerous choices and new…
The Mid-century Design Burst & Rules
As we all know, after World War II, the world art center began to shift from Paris to New York. Part of the reason could be attributed to the relatively good economic environment and development opportunities of the United States at this time, which makes American design developed rapidly. From my point of view, I…
Xia Peisu: Mother of Computer Science in China
Xia Peisu was an immortal woman that appears in Chinese history books all the time. She was a computer scientist and educator who is famous for her pioneering research in computer science and technology. As the main developer of China’s first indigenously designed general-purpose electronic computer, Model 107, she is known as “Mother of Computer…
The Guiding Significance of Bauhaus Philosophy to IXD
At the beginning of the 20th century, society was undergoing a comprehensive transformation of values, production and life. At that time, Bauhaus helped industrial designers solve the confusion faced by many opportunities and phenomena. Its philosophy provides designers with good ideas and guidance in material, color, structure and function. Today, Bauhaus philosophy is also helping…