What Bret Victor thinks about design
Interface designer and researcher; formerly a human-interface inventor at Apple; founder of Dynamicland.
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6 dated positions, 2006 to 2011, in their own words. Our reading of what Bret Victor has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingHands feel things and hands manipulate things, and most visions of future interfaces ignore both.
Their wordsHands do two things. They are two utterly amazing things, and you rely on them every moment of the day, and most Future Interaction Concepts completely ignore both of them.
↗A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Designworrydream.com
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Their wordsTo me, claiming that Pictures Under Glass is the future of interaction is like claiming that black-and-white is the future of photography. It's obviously a transitional technology. And the sooner we transition, the better.
↗A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Designworrydream.com
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Their wordsThe most important thing to realize about the future is that it's a choice. People choose which visions to pursue, people choose which research gets funded, people choose how they will spend their careers.
↗A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Designworrydream.com
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Our readingWith an entire body at our command, the future of interaction should not be a single finger.
Their wordsWith an entire body at your command, do you seriously think the Future Of Interaction should be a single finger?
↗A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Designworrydream.com
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Their wordsFor a majority subset of software, called “information software,” I argue that interactivity is actually a curse for users and a crutch for designers, and users’ goals can be better satisfied through other means.
↗Magic Ink: Information Software and the Graphical Interfaceworrydream.com
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Their wordsWhen the software designer defines the visual representation of her program, when she describes the pictures that the user will interpret, she is doing graphic design, whether she realizes this or not.
↗Magic Ink: Information Software and the Graphical Interfaceworrydream.com