Bret Victor
Interface Designer & Computing Visionary
About
Bret Victor is an interface designer, computer scientist, and electrical engineer known for his influential talks on the future of human-computer interaction. He worked as a human interface inventor at Apple from 2007 to 2011, contributing to the initial design of the iPad and Apple Watch. He founded Dynamicland, a nonprofit research lab in Oakland building a communal computing medium where people work together with real physical objects rather than screens. His work challenges fundamental assumptions about how humans interact with computers and create software.
Key Contributions
- Created 'Inventing on Principle', one of the most influential programming talks ever given
- Founded Dynamicland and invented Realtalk, a communal spatial computing system
- Worked on the initial design of the iPad and Apple Watch at Apple
- Pioneered ideas of immediate-feedback programming environments
- Authored influential essays on the future of computing at worrydream.com
Videos & Interviews
Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle
Seminal talk arguing that creators need immediate connection to what they're creating
Watch on YouTube
Bret Victor - The Future of Programming
Retro-styled talk on how programming paradigms have stagnated since the 1970s
Watch on YouTube
Bret Victor - Stop Drawing Dead Fish
On building tools that capture live performance rather than static keyframes
Watch on Vimeo
The Humane Representation of Thought
On moving beyond screens to new representations of knowledge and understanding
Watch on Vimeo
