yanwen-CriticalInterface

2 – Interfaz es un verbo (I interface, you interface…). La interfaz ocurre, es acción. (Translation: Interface is a verb. The interface happens, it is action.)

  • 1 – Be aware that as a verb, ‘interface’ affects the substantive and the space and time (1-cA)
  • 3 – Change the keyboard settings to one that doesn’t match the images printed on your keys. Once you get used to it, change again. (1+cH)

Interfaces and interactions exist together, and the moment interactions happen the interface would for sure apply changes (whether momentary or accumulative) to the surrounding space and people who are using it. The 3rd quote reminds me of a work about reinterpreting screen interaction gestures. The artist created a daily exercise based on the common interaction movements we would do with our smartphones (e.g. swiping, tapping, pinching…). The current existing interfaces for products are mainly made for users to adapt to them, the idea of adapting and changing the interface suggests an active relationship with the interface itself. It also suggests that instead of following the default there might be new insights when we alter the preset interface.