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Big Bold Beginnings: the Rise of Brat Green and Arc, 15-112 Takeaways, 'Creative Confidence' Review, and HCII's 30th Anniversary!
👋 Announcements — New Year, New Team!
Happy first week back UXA community! We hope everyone had a great first week back. Before we dive into this week’s issue, get to know the amazing team behind Interaction Nerds this year:
Content Head
🦑 Kaitlyn Ng is a junior studying ECE and HCI. Her favorite font is Helvetica Neue!
Content Team
🐥 Grace Conard is a senior studying Business and HCI. Her favorite font is Garamond!
🦖 Gabi Howse is a senior studying HCI. Her favorite font is Merriweather!
👽 Joelle Lee is a junior studying CogSci and HCI. Her favorite font is Figtree!
🍳 Evelyn Lui is a sophomore studying IS and HCI. Her favorite font is Lora!
№ Viviana Staicu is a sophomore studying Design and HCI. Her favorite font is Helvetica!
We’ve also made some new changes to our newsletter this year 👀. We hope you enjoy!
👋 Come to UXA’s First GBM!
UXA will be having our first GBM this Thursday 9/5 from 5-6pm in NSH 3305. Please join us for info on who we are, what we’re up to this year, and to meet the rest of the HCI community. There will be donuts!! 🍩🍩🍩
👋 Facemoji Case Competition Kickoff!
We’re hitting the ground running with a case competition sponsored by Facemoji! Teams of 2-4 will compete to design for a prompt over the course of 1.5 weeks. Prizes are $500 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place, $150 for 3rd place. RSVP for the kickoff on 9/12 from 5:30-6:30pm in NSH 3305!
🟩 The Unconventional Rise of “Brat Green”
Written & edited by: 👽 Joelle Lee
Surely by now, there is no corner of the internet that has not heard of “brat summer”. Charli XCX has always been a pop icon, but how did brat manage to go from being a club classic to being a part of presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign? And what caused brat green—once an unpopular, oversaturated shade of lime green—to suddenly dominate explore pages everywhere? 🤳
🌐 Arc’s Innovative Start & Uncertain Future
Written & edited by: 🦖 Gabi Howse
Did you know last year, a hot new web browser entered the villa tech world? Did you know one of its founders used to be Director of Product of the Obama Administration?
Meet Arc by The Browser Company. Coming off of our first week of school, we wanted to reflect on Arc’s “firsts” and take a look at where they are going next.
🖥️ 15-112: More Than Just a Programming Course
Written & edited by: № Viviana Staicu
“…15-112 is hard. As a Design & HCI major, I didn’t need this course to graduate. But by the end, I was faced head-on with my personal weaknesses—I was forced to confront them, replace them with good habits, and now I better understand how to communicate with developers.”
Learn about what 112 and taking courses outside of your comfort zone has to offer to aspiring designers below.
📖 Cover to Cover — Creative Confidence
Written & edited by: 🐥 Grace Conard
When you consider creativity — what comes to mind? While many reserve the term ‘creative’ to describe artistic roles like painters, photographers, and visual designers, David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley argue otherwise. In their joint book, Creative Confidence, they argue that creativity is for everyone, and it can take on a variety of mediums.
Read our thoughts and takeaways on Creative Confidence below.
🎉 Resource — Celebrating HCII’s 30th Anniversary!
Written & edited by: 🍳 Evelyn Lui
As HCII wraps up its first 30 years of research contribution to the world, what does the next 30 have in store for us? To answer this question, visit HCII30.com, where some of the most innovative HCII research are on display in easily-digestible formats.
Learn about the different facets of Human-Computer Interaction research through either the interactive cards or one-on-one interviews with HCI faculty. By reflecting on HCII’s three decades of innovation, we hope it will inspire everyone to be just as excited about the future as us!
🤔 Who’s behind the scenes?
The editors behind this week’s issue are 🐥 Grace Conard, 🦖 Gabi Howse, 👽 Joelle Lee, 🍳 Evelyn Lui, № Viviana Staicu, and 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
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