Because of Ada Lovelace’s family and education environment, she knew lots of scientists such as Charles Babbage, who was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer. The documentaries of those men’s(people she was associated with) achievement are explicit and well-explained. Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. David Brewster, a British scientist, inventor,…
What does IxD mean to me
Three years ago, I changed my major from fine arts to interaction design. The primary reasons could be described in three words – curiosity, technology, and people. The application of technology into the design field that could make the world a better place, as well as the potential technology that could be applied to arts…
The errors
In the educational video “History of Books,” the first error I found is the invention time of Codex. In the video, the illustration expresses that it was invented in the 4th century by Greeks. However, the correct answer is that the Romans started to use it during the 1st century, according to Wikipedia. Also, the…
The significance of ancient inventions to modern designers
As an interaction design student, we iterate and develop our design works over and over again in order to achieve higher usability, product quality, and more. Every detail of the work matters to us to present a high-quality design. For example, visual aesthetics, hierarchy, proximity, even the space between headlines and content. The second way…
The history of UI design’s relationship with the earlier game interface
In the academic research paper that was published in the beginning of 21 century “Learning from Games: HCI Design Innovations in Entertainment Software,” the authors analyzed the possibility of elements from the earlier game interface that may have influenced the creativity and innovation of the earlier future general interface design. In the article, they discussed…
Modern Iconography vs. Egyptian hieroglyphics
In the history of human civilization, the use of hieroglyphics can be counted as a tremendous discovery of the human race. It can be traced back to the time when the human was originally evolved from apes. In the past, the idea of hieroglyphics served as symbols, which was an essential way to communicate with…