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.