Publications

Selected writing and research notes on interfaces, type, and quiet systems.

  • 2025

    Spatial Type Systems for Readable Interfaces

    A. Rivera, M. Chen · CHI Extended Abstracts

    A study of how spatial hierarchy and typographic cadence affect scan paths in dense information UIs.

  • 2024

    Constraint Layouts Without Visual Noise

    A. Rivera · Design Systems Conf

    Practical patterns for constraint-based composition that stay quiet under real product pressure.

  • 2024

    Editorial Motion as Meaning, Not Decoration

    A. Rivera, J. Okada · Interactions

    Arguments for prerendered motion cues that reinforce reading order instead of competing with content.

  • 2023

    Paper Interfaces for Screen Work

    A. Rivera · DIS Pictorial

    A pictorial exploring tactile metaphors—margin, rule, and fold—translated into digital layout.