Notion Podcast Pioneers: Loretta Staples' journey through digital and cultural interfaces
Jan 27, 2022
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Early Design Tools
- Loretta Staples vividly recalls her first experiences with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in the late 80s and early 90s.
- She found Illustrator's control points and handles elegant, offering a radically new way of drawing geometry compared to traditional tools.
Pre-Web Prototyping
- In the pre-web era, Loretta Staples used HyperCard as a key tool for prototyping interactions, especially due to its scripting language.
- Other tools like ResEdit and Studio 8 were used for editing icons and prototyping, but the design world was limited by the available technology.
Interactive TV Prototype
- Loretta Staples designed an interactive TV prototype for Paramount/Viacom, predating web streaming.
- This involved navigating the differing cultures of TV and computer technology and the technical limitations of merging them.