Arianne Omila – interaction design history

The Evolution of Social Participation in the Digital Space

Web 2.0 was a radical shift for how people interacted with each other via their personal computers. This was a time when online communities had started to form, and it entailed a need for features that accommodated social...

field trips

Finding Humanity in Machines: A Reflection of my Visit to the CHM

My first impression of the CHM was... "Oh my god, this is so cool!"(me, verbatim at the CHM, 2025) Everywhere I looked, there were genuine items and replicas alike that brought me so much awe for humanity’s ingenuity. Before...

manifestos

A Human Manifesto in the Age of AI x Design

Keep the human in the loop Be open but be critical of AI use Bounce ideas, but never rely on it Be transparent about applying AI in your workflow Remind yourself of what’s at stake every time you hit ‘Enter’ Analyze what it...

fitts law

Applying Gestalt Principles And Fitts’s Law to Design for Usability and Accessibility

As someone who started out as a graphic designer, I've trained myself to follow the Gestalt principles, particularly the Laws of Proximity, Similarity, and Closure in designing visual materials. Shifting to interaction design,...

manifestos

Function, Creativity, and Responsibility: Design Thinking Insights from Modern Art History

Art movements typically emerge as a response to the socio-political landscape surrounding them. What we can learn from them as interaction designers varies; some translate to our practice more directly than others. Bauhaus gave...

lovelace & gilbreth

Some Lessons From Two Women Visionaries in IxD

Ada Lovelace was essentially the first ever computer programmer. She, in her poetic, scientific playfulness, wrote the earliest form of programming, envisioning a concept that reached beyond the Difference Engine's original use...