The philosophy of the Bauhaus has a lot of great impact on interaction design. Form and color are among the most elements in interaction design. Form conveys both message and interaction that users can do with the the object. For instance, a light switch, we can tell it has something to turn off and on…
Bush’s original vision with the world of blogging and modern blogging tools like Medium, TikTok, Instagram, etc
First the similarity in the annotation, where Bush’s original vision was to help him in his research work and Google did the annotation with comments on the web. They both took advantage of the hypertext as a way to organize information. The difference is that Bush used hypertext for his research work at a small…
Kim Goodwin – Author, Designing for the Digital Age. Design & product leadership consultant and executive.
Kim Goodwin has more than 25 years of work experience in user research and design, 22 years for leading teams and about 19 in teaching design and leadership skills. Kim spent 12 years in leading an integrated practice of interaction, visual, and industrial designer as VP & GM at Cooper. As a consultant, Kim helps…
BONUS WRITING 2 – Ada Lovelace & Lillian Gilbreth
Ada Lovelace & Lillian Gilbreth paved the path for human interaction with computer, where the computer power later became part of human life. Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer that laid out the blueprint, where computer would become the essential tools for everyday life. She worked along side with Charles Babbage, the father of computer….
Is Ethical Design a Thing?
After attending August de los Reyes: The Power of Inclusive Design, it brings back these two words to me: Ethical Design. Although, universal and inclusive design do address many aspects in design work, where ethical design stands. August pointed out design should be ethical during the Q&A. I honestly was not really satisfy with the…
Bonus Writing 1 – Types
TEDs Talk – Johannes Gutenberg in the mid 15th century rather in 1445. Moveable type in Easter culture in 1045-1054 rather than 1041-1048. Gutenberg made the technology practical not Gutenberg press. He just made it better and accessible. The very rich was the one who had access to the book not just the monks and…
Prototyping Social Interaction
Silicon Valley is a land of prototypes.2 There is disagreement on the claim since in tech industry, prototype is the core in figuring out the big startup idea. So what is prototype? Prototyping is an experimental process where design teams implement ideas into tangible forms from paper to digital.3 This might sound intuitive at first…
The Importance of Understanding Moveable Types and Renaissance as an Interaction Designer
As mentioned in the lecture video that the web consists a lot of types from the early days. There are a ton of new types created everyday for specific needs. Types serve as a medium for communication. It is like a mass production that is similar to the invention of the movable types. The information…
Elevate – brain training app iconography
Elevate is a mobile application for brain training. Despite, its elegant design, the app delivers a great user experience. One great aspect of design is iconography. First, it is important to look at the objective of the application, which is brain training. Then the target audience of the application, which is normal people, who wants…