CHM Field Trips
My Impression of the CHM:I thought the Computer History Museum was really cool. It was interesting to see how video games and computers have changed over time. Seeing the old machines in person made me appreciate how much...
Author: Ye Lou
The Evolution of Graphical User Interfaces
Since the early Macintosh and Windows days, graphical user interfaces have changed a lot. They used to be very simple, with black-and-white icons and basic windows, but now they are colorful, animated, and work with touch, voice,...
Title: Xerox Star: How It Changed Computers Forever
When Xerox released the 8010 “Star” computer in 1981, it completely changed how people used computers. Before the Star, computers were hard to use and you had to type a lot of commands. The Star was the first computer that...
The Mouse That Changed the World
The legendary 1968 demo by Douglas Engelbart and his team at SRI — often called “The Mother of All Demos.” That presentation really changed everything.Back then, people saw computers as machines that only did math —...
Making Software Easier with Gestalt and Fitts’s Law
When I design interactive software, I think about Gestalt principles because they help users understand the screen faster. For example, the law of proximity tells us that when buttons are close together, people see them as...
What might we learn from the different art movements that emerged in the early 20th century?
The art movements of the early 20th century were very rich. They not only changed the look of art but also gave us many ideas to think about. Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, Dada, Bauhaus—each of these names shows how artists...
Why are Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth important to know about for IXD History?
When we talk about the history of Interaction Design, it’s easy to think only about computers and screens. But Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth show us that IxD has always been bigger than that. Lovelace worked with Charles...