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Gillian Crampton Smith
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| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
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| Fields | Human-computer interaction, Interaction design |
| Institutions | Royal College of Art Apple Computer Interaction Design Institute Ivrea Iuav University of Venice |
Gillian Crampton Smith is a British teacher and designer. She is known for being a pioneer in how people interact with computers. Since the early 1980s, she has created many university courses. These courses teach students about digital design and how to make computers easy to use. This field is called human-computer interaction. She worked at famous places like the Royal College of Art and helped start the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea. She is also an advisor at the MIT Senseable City Lab.
Her Journey in Design
Gillian Crampton Smith studied philosophy and history. She went to Cambridge University. In the 1970s, she worked in publishing for newspapers. These included The Sunday Times.
In the early 1980s, she designed a special program. This program helped arrange pages for printing on the Apple II computer. This experience showed her that artists and designers could help create new computer technologies.
Building Design Programs
In the 1980s, Gillian started creating university programs. These programs focused on digital design. In 1983, she joined Saint Martin's School of Art. There, she started a new course for designers. It taught them about graphic design and computers.
Later, in 1989, she moved to the Royal College of Art. She built a program called Computer Related Design (CRD). This program became very famous around the world. It was known as a top place to learn about interaction design.
In 2000, she founded a new school in Italy. It was called the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea. From 2006 to 2014, she led another design program. This was at the Iuav University of Venice.
Awards and Recognition
Gillian Crampton Smith has received important awards. In 2014, she won the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement in Practice Award. This award recognized her amazing work. It honored her contributions to how people use and understand computers.
