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interaction design history

fall 2025

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    • pace layers
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    • AI & UX ethics
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Author: Amanda Yu

manifestos

When Art Becomes Interface: How 20th-Century Art Moves Through Modern UI/UX

The 20th century completely changed up the way people view and thought about art. As an illustrator, the shift from traditional, realistic classic painting to expressive work that focus on emotions and movements was dramatic. As...
Amanda Yu September 24, 2025
lovelace & gilbreth

Imagination shapes future: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth

Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth both served as pioneers in shaping the fields of human- centred design and computer programming; although they lived in different centuries and worked on various focus, they both made remarkable...
Amanda Yu September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
Theme: flowp by Alex Gurghis.
    • home
    • industrial age
      • fitts law
      • lovelace & gilbreth
      • manifestos
    • silicon age
      • mid-century innovations
      • xerox star
      • lucy suchman
    • computer age
      • GUI
      • pace layers
    • information age
      • iPod & iPhone
      • web 2.0
    • IXD futures
      • AI & UX ethics
      • field trips
      • lectures