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The Mother of All Demos Category: Mid-Century Innovations

Douglas Engelbart's 1968 demo at SRI is called "The Mother of All Demos" and it was pretty crazy for its time. He showed off the first computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, real-time text editing, and people working...

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Blending Gestalt Principles and Fitts’s Law in Design

Reading and learning about Gestalt Principles and the Fitts's Law allow me to view, design and think about an interactive piece in different perspectives; I’ll be thinking more about both how users see and how they move....

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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 —...

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More Than a Machine

The 1968 demo by Douglas Engelbart and the team at SRI was important not just because it introduced the mouse, video conferencing or hypertext. What really hit me is the way it put computers as more than just machines. Engelbart...

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The Mother of All Demos Still Matters

Douglas Engelbart's “The Mother of All Demos” in 1968 was an incredible display of early technology that gave way to much of the technology we have and use today. When I first saw the demo, it was hard for me to believe it...

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Revolutionary moment in IXD history: Back to human centered

How I first interpreted IXD when I just started this field was very simple. I see interaction design as software that connects technology(hardware) and the user.When I tell my relatives what I'm studying in college, they look...

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A major advancement in computer history

In the video, we can see the first computer demo. This is so cool. Before this, the computer is a giant thing, it's confusing and ugly. But Douglas Engelbart made everything change. The mouse can control all elements on the page....

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Douglas Engelbart and setting the stage for Interaction Designers

The world of Interaction Design encompasses principles from various disciplines, and as a result, many pioneers have paved the way for the field as we know it today. One individual I would argue was one of the most influential...

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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...

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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...

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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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90 Minutes to the Future: From Mouse to Modern Computing

The 1968 demo by Douglas Engelbart and the team at SRI was groundbreaking as it unveiled the foundations of modern computing. In just 90 minutes, the world witnessed the first computer mouse, hyperlinks, real-time editing and...

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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,...

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Clearer and Faster

To apply Gestalt Principles in my design, I’ll make sure to distinguish information by using colors, similarity, and grouping to avoid confusion.However, before grouping different info, it’s very important to be aware of...

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Designing with Intention

As designers, Gestalt principles are taught to us early on. While Gestalt principles seem to be mostly intuitive and subconsciously implemented, how often do we really sit down and open Figma with a list of Gestalt principles in...

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Applying Gestalt Principles and Fitt’s Law at Different Stage of the Design Process

When I design an interactive piece of software next time, I would consider both Gestalt principles and Fitt's Law at different stage of the design process. Once I have a clear understanding of my targeted users through research,...

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Designing with Gestalt and Fitts’s Law in Mind

When I'm designing interactive stuff, Gestalt principles help me make things look organized so users aren't confused. Like using proximity means putting related things close together, which makes it easier to understand what goes...

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From Aesthetics to Action-Gestalt meets Fitts’ Law

I feel that as an Interaction Designer, my goal when designing is always to create with efficiency and empathy. When I'm sitting down and creating, I'm always trying to imagine how to make my designs even more intuitive,...

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How should I use Gestalt principles and Fitts’s Law to design an app interface?

For following the Gestalt principles. I will try my best to make the interface as concise as possible, and make the buttons or interactive pages of the entire page as aesthetically pleasing as possible. I will also separate the...

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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...

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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...

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Design’s Not so Secret Recipe: Gestalt Meets Fitts’s Law

The next time I sit down to design software, I will be more intentional about how users see and interact with the interface. Gestalt principles remind me that people process screens by naturally grouping, connecting and...

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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...

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Lessons in Rebellion — What the Early 20th Century Movements Teach Us

The early 1900s were kind of a mess, and artists back then were like "you know what, let's just do whatever we want." All these movements like Cubism and Dada basically said forget everything you learned about how art is supposed...

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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...

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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...