Features

XXII.3 May - June 2015
Page: 32
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Sharing the hidden treasure in pictorials


Authors:
Eli Blevis, Sabrina Hauser, William Odom

The idea of images as a foundational mode of creating and articulating knowledge about interactivity has been gaining traction in HCI and interaction design. The use of photography and imagery has long been foundational in traditional schools of design. Inventories of "the best" such schools—however subjective—can be found in many business press sources [1]. Here, we privilege two design schools as exemplars of these traditions, owing to their associations with two key figures, László Moholy-Nagy and William Gaver. Famous for its history in connecting photography and design, the Institute of Design in Chicago was founded some 75 years ago…




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