Author: Hannah Wang

Knowing the Rules is Breaking the Rules

When I need to design an interactive software, the Gestalt principles and Fitts’s Law are very useful tools to help guide my design. They can be used to check whether my design is user-friendly. At first, I felt confused about...

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Art, World, Individuals

What might we learn from the different art movements that emerged in the early 20th century? The early twentieth century was a time of huge change—wars, the Industrial Revolution, new technologies, and new art forms popping up...

lovelace & gilbreth

IXD Pioneers: Lovelace & Gilbreth

Why are Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth important to know about for IXD History? Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth both played important roles as pioneers in the history of computers and industrial design. Their research has a...