In the Beginning

Posts from students about iconography, pictography and modern mobile icon suites and thoughts about Leonardo DaVinci’s inventions.

• Comparison of Egyptian hieroglyphics and mobile app icon designSeptember 9, 2020
  Hieroglyphics evolved from pictorial writing, and it is one of the oldest fonts in the world. Unlike phonograms, hieroglyphs are…
• Hieroglyphics Of the 21st CenturySeptember 8, 2020
  One of the reasons we feel familiar with icons begins with a simple reason that we can easily understand them,…
• The Kebab, The Hamburger, and DeterminativesSeptember 8, 2020
  Upon exploration of various mobile applications, ranging from social media platforms to AI companions, there were two icons that remained…
• From Old World Icons to the Apple Music AppSeptember 8, 2020
  I looked at the apple music app for this exploration. I thought it was interesting how they seem to go…
• Our connection to the old knowledge!September 7, 2020
  After watching the “Early-Writing Iconographic” video, the icon that I wanted to compare jumped into my mind. it is the…
• Elevate – brain training app iconographySeptember 7, 2020
  Elevate is a mobile application for brain training. Despite, its elegant design, the app delivers a great user experience. One…
• The connection between the Hamburger bar icon and the Egyptian hieroglyphics.September 7, 2020
  I always think about how our ancestors count. Early humans used bones as counting tools. These bones probably are the…
• Similarities and differences between the icons used by One Medical and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphsSeptember 6, 2020
  Thanks to the complete language and writing systems of various countries, the icons used in modern people’s lives have got…
• Modern Iconography vs. Egyptian hieroglyphicsSeptember 6, 2020
  In the history of human civilization, the use of hieroglyphics can be counted as a tremendous discovery of the human…
• From Egyptian hieroglyphics to icons used in social media platformsSeptember 6, 2020
  Icons can be seen everywhere these days like we see when traveling, whether it be of street signs that warn…

• DaVinci & Me
  Since 1040 AD when moveable wood type was first developed in China it has been much further developed and has found applications outside of texts…
• Movable type
  It’s important to understand how print design, which is the grandfather of webpage design, got started. And that all stems back to moveable type on…
• Why we study historical invention as interaction designers
  As interaction designers, we study the interaction between humans and objects. In studying the early inventions, we can ask: How things evolved into what we…
• Connections between Renaissance & Movable Type and Design
  Renaissance is a French word that means ”rebirth.” Increasing interaction between different cultures is one of the major causes. It’s clear to see how Christianity…
• Importance of Moveable Type and the Renaissance for Interaction Design
  Early forms of writing steered a path for languages to develop and convey ideas or stories.  As civilizations formed around the world, the progress of…
• The Importance of Understanding Our History As Designers
  Today, innovations are happening everywhere, and we are consistently designing and making. However, we have to acknowledge the groundwork that was laid in the past….
• 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…
• Why Understanding Leads to Innovation
  As any person who wishes to contribute to the development of society, it is important to learn about history in general. For designers, learning about…
• Importance of Moveable Type & the Renaissance
  The understanding of movable type as well as the era of the Renaissance is important because it is the foundation of all design languages. We…
• 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…