Hello, my name is Jennifer Kwak, a 2nd year Cognitive Science major.
In the reading The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, CP Snow introduces the idea that there is a separation between science and humanities/arts. Snow emphasizes "the separation between the scientists and non-scientists is much less bridgeable among the young," arguing conversations do not occur between the two spectrum (19). However, I believe otherwise. Growing up I was interested in both design and computers and thought it would not be possible to connect these worlds together, because the two fields were "too different," similar to what Snow stated. However, through research, I found that it is possible to bring the two worlds together in UX/UI design. This discovery showed me that design and science is not so different after all.
UX design requires design thinking, which involves the basic scientific research methods: finding the problem, creating a hypothesis, conducting research on user experience, prototyping the actual product and testing, then repeating the process. This field allowed an intersection between arts and science as it incorporated scientific thinking in order to create a user friendly design. In order to create the most affective UX design, both effective scientific research and polished design skills are needed.
Coming to UCLA, I realized I was not the only one with this type of interest. In the recent years, UCLA students have been taking steps in order to bridge these gaps by creating clubs like Creative Labs and Design for America where designers and scientists can come together to work on creating solutions that people might face via the web or an app (ex. better app for transportation in LA). Although Snow is pessimistic about the interaction between science and the arts, I believe the reality is not so pessimistic. Instead, it is more like what Professor Vesna states in Toward a Third Culture, "active dialogue [do happen] between humanist and scientists."
Nevertheless, I will not deny that there is a separation between the north and south campus majors due to the bias that the majors are very different. But clubs like these can help decrease the gap and emphasize more collaboration between the humanists and scientists. It can help de-mystify the two fields and prove that they are not too different, that ultimately both fields use creative thinking and scientific testing to solve problems that humans may face.
- Creative Labs. Digital image. Creative Labs. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017.
In the reading The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, CP Snow introduces the idea that there is a separation between science and humanities/arts. Snow emphasizes "the separation between the scientists and non-scientists is much less bridgeable among the young," arguing conversations do not occur between the two spectrum (19). However, I believe otherwise. Growing up I was interested in both design and computers and thought it would not be possible to connect these worlds together, because the two fields were "too different," similar to what Snow stated. However, through research, I found that it is possible to bring the two worlds together in UX/UI design. This discovery showed me that design and science is not so different after all.
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| Characteristics of a UX/UI Designer |
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| Diagram depicting the steps of design thinking |
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| Main page of UCLA's Creative Labs website |
- Creative Labs. Digital image. Creative Labs. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017.
- Jacques, Claudia. UI UX Design. Digital image. ART 87 | USER INTERFACE DESIGN. Bronx Community College, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2017.
- Kosasih, Danny D. Design Thinking for Business Strategy - A Customer-Centered Approach. Digital image. LinkedIn. N.p., 14 Mar. 2016. Web. 16 Apr. 2017.
- Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
- Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.
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