Space, information and cosmology in today’s computer interfaces

Space, information and cosmology in today’s computer interfaces

BOECHAT, Marina Pantoja

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This paper explores the relationship between information and space, as it unfolds on today’s computer interfaces. We refer to art and design history to show that our conceptions of space evolve over time and give us tools to turn our informational structures into usable landscapes. We believe those landscapes, even nowadays, carry a strong cosmological sense as they participate in creating a sensible and navigable context for information.

This paper explores the relationship between information and space, as it unfolds on today’s computer interfaces. We refer to art and design history to show that our conceptions of space evolve over time and give us tools to turn our informational structures into usable landscapes. We believe those landscapes, even nowadays, carry a strong cosmological sense as they participate in creating a sensible and navigable context for information.

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DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-086

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BOECHAT, Marina Pantoja; "Space, information and cosmology in today’s computer interfaces", p-390-393. In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-086