GVXD-304: Visual IxD 3: UI Design

User Interface Design introduces students to the discipline of designing user interfaces. The course teaches how to use structuring frameworks such as structure maps and wireframes to the components users interact with that allow them to achieve their goals with the system. This course introduces principles that allow for good interface design, critical design patterns for various contexts, how to appropriately select patterns to promote more enjoyable interactions, and how to aesthetically design an interface to maximize delight and deliver on the product's communication objectives. Students will learn effective prototyping methods in order to present their designs and user test their hypotheses. Students will take a prototyping workshop concurrently to help them build prototypes of their designs.