Web 2.0
John Liu
Looking back, the emergence of Web 2.0 has completely changed our perception and usage of the internet. I remember a time when the internet was filled with static web pages…
From Web Design to User Experience: How Interactive Technologies Shape Accessibility
Hannah He
First, multiple interactive technologies led to the transition from a web design. For example, the device is not limited to only using a desktop. A smaller device is coming to…
Evolution of Online Interaction: From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0
In Web 2.0, it is an excellent shift from users reading about the online context to a more interactive form, writing down your comments or even community, so the interactions…
Design Patterns
Design systems and interaction patterns, those are handy tools that help shape the look and feel of our favorite apps and websites. Some say they cramp our style, but are…
Web to User Experience
Today’s websites and applications catch our eyes for a reason: design isn’t just about aesthetics anymore; it’s about user experience. In the past, websites were often just about displaying content,…
How has the Web changed?
Dave Zheng
The Web 2.0 era is an important period for the internet. There has been a significant improvement in user-generated content and interactivity. During this stage, social user experience patterns have…
Who is Responsible for inventing New Technology?
Grace Cao
From my personal opinion, I do not think all the responsibility should land on any single party to invent new technology, however, this should be a joint effort with each…
Shifting from Web Design to User Experience Design
Jaissen Mendoza
First, I feel that it is important to understand how fast paced designing for technology has developed. Within the span of a few decades, design has evolved frequently in production…
Creativity Within Design Systems / Interaction Patterns
After reading through the Common Ground article by Jenifer Tidwell, I feel that creativity is still achievable through the design systems and interaction design patterns. I see creativity flowing depending…
Evolution of Web Interactivity
Lynn Lin
The web 2.0 era brought many key interactivity features and changed the way people interact with web applications. web 2.0’s new interactions include wikis, software applications, social networking, general user-generated…
From Web 2.0 to Now: Unraveling the Evolution of Online Interactions
Ziqi Zhang
Around the year 2000, we were entering a world on the verge of change, a world that would define not just me, but how many other people interact online. Today,…
Freedom in interaction design
Firstly, I believe it might limit creativity. Overreliance on design systems and interaction patterns can lead to homogenization of design solutions. For instance, many third-party companies undertake commissions to develop…
The reasons for changes in user design
Firstly, current web technology is advancing, capable of achieving techniques that were previously impossible. These technologies can improve user experience significantly. Moreover, with today’s technological advancements, virtually everyone can access…
Empowering Creativity: The Kinship Between Design Systems and User Experience Design
I believe design systems and interaction design patterns do not stifle creativity in interaction design. The rise of interactive technologies led to many responsive versions of different technologies. For example,…
Design Systems and Pattern: Empowering tools to Creativity
Rather than feeling like creativity has been stifled, having some level of framework and guidelines oftentimes enhances and empowers the delivering of designs. In Tidwell’s article, Common Ground, they suggested…
Web Design to the User-Centered Agency
As the transition to more complex structures and features occurred on the construction of websites, the rising need of expertise in solving the large scale website’s emerging problems that were…
The Possibility of Design Systems and Interaction Patterns in Interaction Design
I personally don’t think there is a standard or correct answer to the question “Does the use of design systems and interaction design patterns stifle creativity in interaction design? standard…
Navigating the Transition: From Web Design to UX Design
Although web design and UX design are both important processes in interaction design, there are differences between the two. The main difference is that UX design takes a more holistic…