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Interaction Design History Spring 2025

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    • Early Writing & Pictography
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    • Lovelace & Gilbreth
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    • Xerox Star
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Author: Xiang Li

Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers: Design Responsibilities in the AI ​​Era

May 13, 2025

As AI technology penetrates into product design, interaction designers must not only consider user experience, but also bear more […]

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How did the iPod and iPhone change our relationship with technology?

May 4, 2025

Before the iPod, most tech products were cold tools – complex, difficult to use, and we had to adapt […]

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Interactive evolution from Web 2.0 to modern Internet

May 4, 2025

The development of the Internet has gone through several important stages, among which the emergence of Web 2.0 has […]

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From Clicks to Touch: How GUIs Have Changed and What Still Needs Work

April 1, 2025

Since the first Macintosh in 1984 and Windows 1.0 in 1985, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) have changed a lot. […]

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Technology and Humans: Lucy Suchman’s Revelation

March 16, 2025May 25, 2025

Technology is everywhere, but is it really for us? Lucy Suchman’s research reveals the complex relationship between technology and […]

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Xerox Star: A Pioneer in Changing the Direction of Computing

March 9, 2025May 25, 2025

Although Xerox Star was not a commercial success, it opened a new path for personal computing with its revolutionary […]

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The Mother of All Demos: The Birth of Modern Computing

March 2, 2025May 25, 2025

In 1968, Douglas Engelbart and his team held a presentation at SRI that was called the “Mother of All […]

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Gestalt Principles & Fitts Law

February 11, 2025May 25, 2025

Next time I design an interactive software, I will combine Gestalt principles and Fitts law to ensure that the […]

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Pictography & Modern Icons

February 4, 2025May 25, 2025

1. Instagram’s “Home” Icon vs. Egyptian Hieroglyphic “House” Symbol · Instagram’s “Home” Icon: Instagram’s home icon is a simplified […]

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Lovelace and Gilbreth

February 4, 2025May 25, 2025

Ada Lovelace and Lillian Gilbreth are important in the history of IXD, because they laid the groundwork for technology […]

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