The field that shapes the conversation between people and machines. Successful interactive design translates and simplifies this relationship so that we are able to manage our increasingly tech-heavy lives without extensive technical training. Interactive design governs how we use all mechanical and digital devices, from the buttons and menus of ATM machines to motion-sensitive controls for video games on smartphones.
Works
8 works online
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Yoshiki Okamoto, Akira Yasuda Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition 1991 (this edition 2003)
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One Laptop per Child, Nicholas Negroponte, Rebecca Allen, Mary Lou Jepsen, Mark Foster, Michail Bletsas, V. Michael Bove, Yves Béhar, Bret Recor, fuseproject, Jacques Gagné, Gecko Design, Colin Bulthaup, Squid Labs, John Hutchinson, Freeplay Energy Plc., Quanta XO Laptop from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project 2005
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John Maeda Mirror Mirror 2006
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Simon Heijdens Lightweeds 2006
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Feng Mengbo Long March: Restart 2008
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Freddie Yauner Signs of Life 2007-2009
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Björk, Mathias Augustyniak, Michael Amzalag, M/M Paris, Sjón (Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson), Scott Snibbe, Max Weisel, Relative Wave, Sarah Stocker, Mark Danks, Kodama Studios, Touch Press, London, Nikki Dibben, Stephen Malinowski, John F. Simon, Jr. Biophilia 2011
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Fernanda Bertini Viégas, Martin Wattenberg Wind Map 2012
Magazine
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@ at MoMA
How do you “acquire” a symbol that’s been around for hundreds of years? In 2010 MoMA attempted to answer that question by adding the “@” symbol to the design collection.Jan 19, 2023 -
UNIQLO ArtSpeaksWe Built This City: Reshma Saujani on Will Wright’s SimCity 2000
The founder of Girls Who Code explores the real-world questions raised by the popular city-building video game.Dec 23, 2022 -
Never Alone and Interactive Design at The Museum of Modern Art
This exclusive excerpt from the exhibition catalogue traces interactive design in MoMA’s collection, from interfaces and emoji to video games.Dec 5, 2022 -
When Video Games Came to the Museum
A decade ago, MoMA acquired 14 video games—and kicked off a new era for the collection. Today there are 36, and many are in the exhibition Never Alone.Nov 3, 2022 -
Drawn to MoMAAli Fitzgerald’s Iconoclastic
Discover how an artist who didn’t own a computer created the digital icons we still use today.Oct 25, 2022 -
Magazine PodcastTen Minutes with Amira Virgil: On Video Games
Hear the story behind one gamer’s vision to create a more accurate and inclusive version of The Sims.Sep 12, 2022
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