{"id":10,"date":"2025-07-30T22:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:39:20","slug":"industrial-age","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/industrial-age\/","title":{"rendered":"industrial age"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/blending-gestalt-principles-and-fittss-law-in-design\/\">Blending Gestalt Principles and Fitts\u2019s Law in Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Amanda Yu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T21:53:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Reading and learning about Gestalt Principles and the Fitts&#8217;s Law allow me to view, design and think about an interactive piece in different perspectives; I\u2019ll be thinking more about both how users\u00a0see\u00a0and how they\u00a0move. Gestalt principles remind me that users don\u2019t\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/blending-gestalt-principles-and-fittss-law-in-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Blending Gestalt Principles and Fitts\u2019s Law in Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/05\/a-human-manifesto-in-the-age-of-ai-x-design\/\">A Human Manifesto in the Age of AI x Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Arianne Omila<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-05T11:07:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/we-need-a-rule\/\">Design: The Invisible Science<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Egie Kwon<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T06:47:33+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I have never heard of the concepts of the Gestalt principle and Fitt&#8217;s law, but in fact, it was something I&#8217;ve already felt while using software or apps. As I learned this principle this time, I was able to organize how\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/we-need-a-rule\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Design: The Invisible Science<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/knowing-the-rules-is-breaking-the-rules\/\">Knowing the Rules is Breaking the Rules<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T03:36:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When I need to design an interactive software, the Gestalt principles and Fitts\u2019s 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 why\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/knowing-the-rules-is-breaking-the-rules\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Knowing the Rules is Breaking the Rules<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/applying-gestalt-principles-and-fittss-law-to-design-for-usability-and-accessibility\/\">Applying Gestalt Principles And Fitts&#8217;s Law to Design for Usability and Accessibility<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Arianne Omila<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T01:39:37+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As someone who started out as a graphic designer, I&#8217;ve trained myself to follow the Gestalt principles, particularly the Laws of Proximity, Similarity, and Closure in designing visual materials. Shifting to interaction design, I\u2019ve begun to engage more in two other\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/applying-gestalt-principles-and-fittss-law-to-design-for-usability-and-accessibility\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Applying Gestalt Principles And Fitts&#8217;s Law to Design for Usability and Accessibility<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/01\/clearer-and-faster\/\">Clearer and Faster<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Helen Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-01T20:29:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">To apply Gestalt Principles in my design, I\u2019ll make sure to distinguish information by using colors, similarity, and grouping to avoid confusion.However, before grouping different info, it\u2019s very important to be aware of information architecture. A good information architecture combined with\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/01\/clearer-and-faster\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Clearer and Faster<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/01\/designing-with-intention\/\">Designing with Intention<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Abigail Smith<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-01T04:55:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 front of us\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/01\/designing-with-intention\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing with Intention<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/30\/applying-gestalt-principles-and-fitts-law-at-different-stage-of-the-design-process\/\">Applying Gestalt Principles and Fitt&#8217;s Law at Different Stage of the Design Process<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mackenzie Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T23:13:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When I design an interactive piece of software next time, I would consider both Gestalt principles and Fitt&#8217;s Law at different stage of the design process. Once I have a clear understanding of my targeted users through research, I would then\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/30\/applying-gestalt-principles-and-fitts-law-at-different-stage-of-the-design-process\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Applying Gestalt Principles and Fitt&#8217;s Law at Different Stage of the Design Process<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/30\/designing-with-gestalt-and-fittss-law-in-mind\/\">Designing with Gestalt and Fitts&#8217;s Law in Mind<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Marcus Lee<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T19:37:39+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When I&#8217;m designing interactive stuff, Gestalt principles help me make things look organized so users aren&#8217;t confused. Like using proximity means putting related things close together, which makes it easier to understand what goes with what. And if buttons that do\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/30\/designing-with-gestalt-and-fittss-law-in-mind\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing with Gestalt and Fitts&#8217;s Law in Mind<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/30\/from-aesthetics-to-action-gestalt-meets-fitts-law\/\">From Aesthetics to Action-Gestalt meets Fitts&#8217; Law<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sarah Ellzey<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T03:59:37+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 30, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I feel that as an Interaction Designer, my goal when designing is always to create with efficiency and empathy. When I&#8217;m sitting down and creating, I&#8217;m always trying to imagine how to make my designs even more intuitive, effective, and user-friendly.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/30\/from-aesthetics-to-action-gestalt-meets-fitts-law\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: From Aesthetics to Action-Gestalt meets Fitts&#8217; Law<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/29\/how-should-i-use-gestalt-principles-and-fittss-law-to-design-an-app-interface\/\">How should I use Gestalt principles and Fitts\u2019s Law to design an app interface?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jason Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-29T21:53:33+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 primary and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/29\/how-should-i-use-gestalt-principles-and-fittss-law-to-design-an-app-interface\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How should I use Gestalt principles and Fitts\u2019s Law to design an app interface?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/26\/making-software-easier-with-gestalt-and-fittss-law\/\">Making Software Easier with Gestalt and Fitts\u2019s Law<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ye Lou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-26T22:52:19+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 related. The law of similarity\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/26\/making-software-easier-with-gestalt-and-fittss-law\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Making Software Easier with Gestalt and Fitts\u2019s Law<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/26\/what-might-we-learn-from-the-different-art-movements-that-emerged-in-the-early-20th-century\/\">What might we learn from the different art movements that emerged in the early 20th century?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ye Lou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-26T22:41:38+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2014each of these names shows how artists responded to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/26\/what-might-we-learn-from-the-different-art-movements-that-emerged-in-the-early-20th-century\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What might we learn from the different art movements that emerged in the early 20th century?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/26\/designs-not-so-secret-recipe-gestalt-meets-fittss-law-2\/\">Design&#8217;s Not so Secret Recipe: Gestalt Meets Fitts&#8217;s Law<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Willow Munaba<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-26T21:56:26+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 interpreting what they see. When\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/26\/designs-not-so-secret-recipe-gestalt-meets-fittss-law-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Design&#8217;s Not so Secret Recipe: Gestalt Meets Fitts&#8217;s Law<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/25\/bauhaus-is-not-just-a-school\/\">Bauhaus is not just a school<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Egie Kwon<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-25T06:59:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">At first I didn\u2019t 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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/25\/bauhaus-is-not-just-a-school\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bauhaus is not just a school<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/lessons-in-rebellion-what-the-early-20th-century-movements-teach-us\/\">Lessons in Rebellion \u2014 What the Early 20th Century Movements Teach Us<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Marcus Lee<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T20:54:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The early 1900s were kind of a mess, and artists back then were like &#8220;you know what, let&#8217;s just do whatever we want.&#8221; All these movements like Cubism and Dada basically said forget everything you learned about how art is supposed\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/lessons-in-rebellion-what-the-early-20th-century-movements-teach-us\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lessons in Rebellion \u2014 What the Early 20th Century Movements Teach Us<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/when-art-becomes-interface-how-20th-century-art-moves-through-modern-ui-ux\/\">When Art Becomes Interface: How 20th-Century Art Moves Through Modern UI\/UX<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Amanda Yu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T12:31:36+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 we may think these art\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/when-art-becomes-interface-how-20th-century-art-moves-through-modern-ui-ux\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: When Art Becomes Interface: How 20th-Century Art Moves Through Modern UI\/UX<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/function-creativity-and-responsibility-design-thinking-insights-from-modern-art-history\/\">Function, Creativity, and Responsibility: Design Thinking Insights from Modern Art History<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Arianne Omila<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T09:46:31+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 us the foundation of modern design principles.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/function-creativity-and-responsibility-design-thinking-insights-from-modern-art-history\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Function, Creativity, and Responsibility: Design Thinking Insights from Modern Art History<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/what-early-art-movements-teach-us-about-creativity\/\">What Early Art Movements Teach Us about Creativity<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mackenzie Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T06:24:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">From the early 20th century art movements, we can learn the importance of constantly challenging ourselves and finding new value in the face of technological and social change. During the early 20th century, innovations such as Kodak portable camera and the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/what-early-art-movements-teach-us-about-creativity\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What Early Art Movements Teach Us about Creativity<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/art-world-individuals\/\">Art, World, Individuals<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T05:56:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2014wars, the Industrial Revolution, new technologies, and new art forms popping up everywhere. I think art\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/art-world-individuals\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Art, World, Individuals<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/innovation-is-to-make-some-people-feel-offended\/\">Innovation is to make some people feel offended<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Helen Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T05:08:04+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Staying in the comfort zone is a human nature that everyone has. It makes sense in a survival aspect, what we tested was safe and it works, there\u2019s no need to risk anymore. However, I found it\u2019s very fascinating of human\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/innovation-is-to-make-some-people-feel-offended\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Innovation is to make some people feel offended<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/looking-back-and-moving-forward\/\">Looking Back and Moving Forward<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Abigail Smith<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-24T04:34:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">During the early 20th century, several art movements emerged that changed the way we see art and design. Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism provided us with new ways of thinking that were inspired from the ever changing world around the artists of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/24\/looking-back-and-moving-forward\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Looking Back and Moving Forward<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/23\/breaking-the-frame\/\">Breaking the Frame<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Willow Munaba<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T23:33:48+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The early 20th century was a period of rapid change for society in all areas. Up until then, fine art had been reserved for the wealthy and noble classes. Painters were expected to follow strict rules regarding subject matter and technique.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/23\/breaking-the-frame\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Breaking the Frame<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/23\/creative-minds-of-yesterday-inspiring-the-creative-minds-of-tomorrow\/\">Creative Minds of Yesterday inspiring The Creative Minds of Tomorrow<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sarah Ellzey<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T20:45:01+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As an interaction designer, I can observe how my field includes principles from design, technology, psychology, and cognitive science. There is a lot that goes into Interaction Design as a whole, but as designers, we should acknowledge how much of our\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/23\/creative-minds-of-yesterday-inspiring-the-creative-minds-of-tomorrow\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Creative Minds of Yesterday inspiring The Creative Minds of Tomorrow<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/23\/what-can-we-learn-from-futurism-and-dada\/\">What Can We Learn from Futurism and Dada<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jason Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-23T05:50:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In futurism, we can see many different kinds of future Technology, which is really cool. But the progress of technology doesn&#8217;t mean it conflicts with art. On the contrary, it can be part of art. People use their imagination of future\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/23\/what-can-we-learn-from-futurism-and-dada\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What Can We Learn from Futurism and Dada<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/18\/dreamers-ahead-of-their-time\/\">Dreamers Ahead of Their Time<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Egie Kwon<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-18T06:59:34+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 drew a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/18\/dreamers-ahead-of-their-time\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dreamers Ahead of Their Time<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/imagination-shapes-future-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\">Imagination shapes future: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Amanda Yu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T21:39:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth both served as pioneers in shaping the fields of human- centred design and computer programming; although they lived in different centuries and worked on various focus, they both made remarkable contributions that still matter in the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/imagination-shapes-future-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Imagination shapes future: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/why-are-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth-important-to-know-about-for-ixd-history\/\">Why are Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth important to know about for IXD History?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ye Lou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T19:46:08+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When we talk about the history of Interaction Design, it\u2019s 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 Babbage in the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/why-are-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth-important-to-know-about-for-ixd-history\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why are Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth important to know about for IXD History?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/some-lessons-from-two-women-visionaries-in-ixd\/\">Some Lessons From Two Women Visionaries in IxD<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Arianne Omila<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T06:57:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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&#8217;s original use case. Charles Babbage designed it for solving numerical equations.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/some-lessons-from-two-women-visionaries-in-ixd\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Some Lessons From Two Women Visionaries in IxD<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/what-women-can-do-when-they-given-a-chance-dont-forget-about-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\">What women can do when they are given a chance: Don\u2019t forget about Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Helen Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T05:12:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote the first paper on computer science, including the earliest complete computer program. Reading about Ada Lovelace\u2019s life, it really made me believe that she gained that craziness, poetic, creative power in her blood. As someone who\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/what-women-can-do-when-they-given-a-chance-dont-forget-about-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What women can do when they are given a chance: Don\u2019t forget about Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/ahead-of-their-time-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth-in-ixd-history\/\">Ahead of Their Time: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth in IXD History<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mackenzie Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T04:31:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When I first learned about Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth, I was struck by how much of what they did resonated with some core values of today&#8217;s interaction design and technology industry. Many of the &#8220;mainstream&#8221; principles in UX design, like\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/ahead-of-their-time-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth-in-ixd-history\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ahead of Their Time: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth in IXD History<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/ixd-pioneers-lovelace-gilbreth\/\">IXD Pioneers: Lovelace &amp; Gilbreth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T04:01:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 huge direct connection to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/17\/ixd-pioneers-lovelace-gilbreth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: IXD Pioneers: Lovelace &amp; Gilbreth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/16\/blog-topic-1-predicting-the-future-and-practical-exploration\/\">Blog &#8211; Topic 1 Predicting the future and practical exploration<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jason Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-16T04:08:15+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ada Lovelace mentioned that the future possibilities for human-machine interaction. She seems to have the ability to see the future and predict that computers will be able to do many interesting things in the future, such as editing music and modeling.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/16\/blog-topic-1-predicting-the-future-and-practical-exploration\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Blog &#8211; Topic 1 Predicting the future and practical exploration<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/15\/ixds-founding-mothers\/\">IXD&#8217;s Founding Mothers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Willow Munaba<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-15T21:59:42+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Interaction design is heavily associated with screens, apps and websites. At its very core, it is the relationship between the user and the system. Interaction design started with the idea that technology should serve human potential. Ada Lovelace imagined machines as\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/15\/ixds-founding-mothers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: IXD&#8217;s Founding Mothers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/15\/two-foundations-of-interaction-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\">Two Foundations of Interaction: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Marcus Lee<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-15T03:06:35+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">So I&#8217;ve been reading about the history of Interaction Design and these two women kept coming up &#8211; Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth. They&#8217;re from completely different time periods but both did stuff that was way ahead of their time. Ada\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/15\/two-foundations-of-interaction-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Two Foundations of Interaction: Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/14\/visionaries-and-engineers-the-importance-of-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\">Visionaries and Engineers &#8211; The importance of Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Abigail Smith<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-14T23:43:30+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The stories of many women throughout history trigger a melody in my head when I read them, \u201cBig Eyes\u201d by Lana Del Rey. Written for the movie Big Eyes in 2014, the song details the story of Margaret Keane, whose husband\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/14\/visionaries-and-engineers-the-importance-of-ada-lovelace-and-lillian-gilbreth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Visionaries and Engineers &#8211; The importance of Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/14\/studying-innovative-women-lovelace-gilbreth-matters\/\">Studying Innovative Women (Lovelace &amp; Gilbreth) matters!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sarah Ellzey<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-14T22:57:51+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Why are Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth important to know about for IXD History? In both the technology and design worlds, women have been largely overlooked and unacknowledged. Today, we know that Ada Lovelace is actually the first computer programmer, as\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/09\/14\/studying-innovative-women-lovelace-gilbreth-matters\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Studying Innovative Women (Lovelace &amp; Gilbreth) matters!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}