Author: Egie Kwon
Imagination, Curiosity, and the Origins of AI
What impressed me the most when I visited the Computer History Museum was that the history of technology felt like a "story created by people's imagination and curiosity," not just the development of machines or codes. Looking at...
From Commands to Connection: When Xerox Star Sparked a New Era
I think Xerox Star is the system that made a really significant turning point in computer history. Until then, computers were difficult machines that needed to be used only by memorizing and typing commands. However, Star began...
The Demo That Changed How We Think About Technology
The reason why this case is important to me is that I think the fundamental starting point of interaction design began with this demonstration. "The Mother of All Demos," introduced by Douglas Engelbat and the SRI team in 1968,...
Design: The Invisible Science
I have never heard of the concepts of the Gestalt principle and Fitt's law, but in fact, it was something I've already felt while using software or apps. As I learned this principle this time, I was able to organize how it could...
Bauhaus is not just a school
At first I didn’t know anything about Bauhaus. I just bought a poster because it looked nice and put it in my room. I only liked the colors and shapes. They felt modern and cool. Later I studied about Bauhaus and I learned the...
Dreamers Ahead of Their Time
The world we live in today is the result of the accumulation of the imagination of many inventors and thinkers. Among them, two women, Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreath, lived in different times, but were pioneers in common who...