FUTURE TYPE: Using the History of Typography to Inform the Future of UI
summary
Argues that a 2,000‑plus‑year typographic lineage and accidents like Bell Labs adding the star and pound in 1968 lead to today’s hashtag adoption in 2007 and can guide UI design. Proposes two concrete paths: natural user interfaces — gestures, sans‑text graphics, haptics, Daydream‑style soft headsets and Amazon Dash buttons that successfully auto‑order — and zero UI — conversational, screenless systems requiring clear feedback, situational vocabularies, body‑as‑button prototypes and consistent multimodal language.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:25The History of Typography
- 6:10The Roman Alphabet
- 12:20Why was that important
- 13:54What about the future
- 15:34Quote
- 17:02Gathering Information
- 21:02Communication Needs
- 22:28User Kit
- 24:09Natural User Interface
- 25:53Graphic Interactions
- 32:34Organic Touch
- 35:03Invisible UI
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