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Interaction Design History Spring 2025

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  • In the Beginning
    • Early Writing & Pictography
  • Industrial Age
    • Lovelace & Gilbreth
    • Gestalt Principles & Fitts Law
    • Manifestos
  • Silicon Age
    • Mid-Century Innovations
    • Lucy Suchman
    • Xerox Star
  • Computer Age
    • DARPA
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    • Design Systems
    • Pace Layers
    • User Experience
  • Information Age
    • Accessibility
    • iPod & iPhone
    • Web 2.0
  • IXD Futures
    • AI and UX Ethics
    • IXD Futures Diagram
    • Field Trips
    • Lectures

Author: Shuyuan Tian

Making AI Friendly for Everyone in Interaction Design

May 7, 2025

As an interaction design student, I think our job is not just to make things look nice or easy […]

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Web 2.0: From Reading to Doing

May 4, 2025

Before Web 2.0, the internet was mostly for reading. People used it like a digital book. You could visit […]

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iPod & iPhone-Redefining Interaction

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

The iPod and iPhone changed the way people around the world interact with technology. Before these products, using technology […]

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The Evolution of GUI and Potential Improvements

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025

Since the early days of the Macintosh and Windows operating systems, the graphical user interface has undergone significant transformations […]

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Lucy Suchman’s Influence on User-Centered Design

March 15, 2025May 25, 2025

Lucy Suchman’s work changed how we understand technology design by showing that real-world user experiences can be very different […]

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The Lasting Impact of the Xerox Star on Modern Computing and Interaction Design

March 7, 2025May 25, 2025

The Xerox Star significantly changed computing by introducing the graphical user interface, which included icons, windows, and a mouse […]

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Engelbart’s 1968 Demo: Shaping Modern Tech

March 3, 2025May 25, 2025

The demo by Douglas Engelbart and his team at Stanford Research Institute in 1968 was really important because it […]

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Applying Gestalt Principles and Fitts’s Law in Spotify and My Design

February 11, 2025May 25, 2025

After reading the materials, I thought about a great example of software design that effectively applies Gestalt principles and […]

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“Heart” in iOS Health app and Egyptian hieroglyphics

February 4, 2025May 25, 2025

In the iOS Health app, the “heart” icon represents different aspects of heart health, like heart rate, blood pressure, […]

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Lovelace and Gilbreth: Pioneers of Modern Interaction Design

February 4, 2025May 25, 2025

Understanding why Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth are important in IXD history is all about looking at how they […]

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