{"id":58,"date":"2025-01-19T21:23:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-01-19T21:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:23:20","slug":"lucy-suchman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Suchman"},"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\/Spring2025\/about-lucy-suchman\/\">About Lucy Suchman<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Chenghao Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-04-29T16:19:20+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s research fundamentally changed our understanding of &#8220;whether technology is suitable for human use.&#8221; Her study of photocopier\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/about-lucy-suchman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: About Lucy Suchman<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/the-works-of-lucy-suchman\/\">The Works of Lucy Suchman<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Shrishti Chavan<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-19T05:49:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman\u2019s work completely changed how we think about designing technology by proving that how people actually use technology\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/the-works-of-lucy-suchman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Works of Lucy Suchman<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/suchmans-user-centered-design\/\">Suchman&#8217;s User Centered Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Raul Contreras<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T17:38:25+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s work help us to understand how some technology is not designed for all people, particularly by revealing\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/suchmans-user-centered-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Suchman&#8217;s User Centered Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-impact\/\">Lucy Suchman and the Usability of Human-computer Interaction<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Andi Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T12:12:22+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s particularly field research at Xerox PARC, fundamentally altered our approach to measuring whether or not technology serves\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-impact\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman and the Usability of Human-computer Interaction<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-and-interaction-design\/\">Lucy Suchman and Interaction design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Selina Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T07:17:26+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman\u2019s work changed how we think about whether technology works for people by showing that human interaction with\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-and-interaction-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman and Interaction design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-influence-on-interaction-design\/\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s influence on interaction design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by JunYi<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T05:40:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s research has greatly changed the way we understand how technology adapts to human behavior, especially in the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-influence-on-interaction-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s influence on interaction design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-and-the-redefinition-of-usability-in-technology\/\">Lucy Suchman and the Redefinition of Usability in Technology<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ivy Zhang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T04:11:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Suchman\u2019s work \u2014 especially her research at Xerox PARC \u2014 radically transformed how we evaluate whether\u2002technology \u201cworks\u201d for people.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-and-the-redefinition-of-usability-in-technology\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman and the Redefinition of Usability in Technology<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-impact-on-interaction-and-user-centered-design\/\">Lucy Suchman\u2019s Impact on Interaction and User-Centered Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Cecilia Cai<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T00:19:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s work has had a profound impact on the field of interaction and technical design, especially on how\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-impact-on-interaction-and-user-centered-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman\u2019s Impact on Interaction and User-Centered Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/how-lucy-suchman-redefined-human-technology-interaction\/\">How Lucy Suchman Redefined Human-Technology Interaction<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Angel Hagen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T00:08:36+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman transformed our thinking of human-centered interaction design by showing that computers should adapt to humans and not\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/how-lucy-suchman-redefined-human-technology-interaction\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Lucy Suchman Redefined Human-Technology Interaction<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-impact-on-technology-design\/\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact on Technology Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Emily Shi<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-17T08:24:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s research changed the way we understand technology design by highlighting that real-life user interactions are often different\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-impact-on-technology-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Impact on Technology Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/good-technology-should-work-with-people\/\">Good technology should work with people<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Suri Li<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-17T08:07:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman\u2019s work changed how we think about building technology. She showed that people don\u2019t always use gadgets or\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/good-technology-should-work-with-people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Good technology should work with people<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman\/\">Lucy Suchman<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jingyuan Gao<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-17T07:58:34+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s research, particularly the book *Plans and Situated Actions*, has transformed our understanding of human interaction with technology,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-making-technology-work-for-real-people\/\">Lucy Suchman: Making Technology Work for Real People<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Elaine Jin<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-16T09:32:57+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman\u2019s work fundamentally shifted how we think about technology and human interaction. Before her research, many believed that\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-making-technology-work-for-real-people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman: Making Technology Work for Real People<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/technology-and-humans-lucy-suchmans-revelation\/\">Technology and Humans: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Revelation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Xiang Li<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-16T07:52:22+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Technology is everywhere, but is it really for us? Lucy Suchman&#8217;s research reveals the complex relationship between technology and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/technology-and-humans-lucy-suchmans-revelation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Technology and Humans: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Revelation<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-the-designer-who-brings-design-to-life-with-warmth\/\">Lucy Suchman, the designer who brings design to life with warmth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Zhou Yi<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-16T01:36:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When we ask if a technology \u201cworks,\u201d we usually consider functionality: does the application load quickly? Did the robot\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchman-the-designer-who-brings-design-to-life-with-warmth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman, the designer who brings design to life with warmth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-influence-on-user-centered-design-2\/\">How Lucy Suchman Changed the Way We Design Technology<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by YaoyangZhang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-15T05:14:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I think Lucy Suchman&#8217;s research has changed the way we think about whether design technology really serves humanity. Her\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-influence-on-user-centered-design-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Lucy Suchman Changed the Way We Design Technology<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-influence-on-user-centered-design\/\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Influence on User-Centered Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Shuyuan Tian<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-15T04:43:10+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lucy Suchman&#8217;s work changed how we understand technology design by showing that real-world user experiences can be very different\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/lucy-suchmans-influence-on-user-centered-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lucy Suchman&#8217;s Influence on User-Centered Design<\/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-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}