READING LINKS Each week's readings should be read before they are discussed in class, so that a true discussion can take place. For example, Readings A- Week2 should be read previous to the Week 2 class session. READINGS A- Week1: Understanding what users do Task-Centered User Interface Design Task Analysis Interview Data Establishing Requirements READINGS A- Week2: Applying our understanding of what users do for design Beyond Task Analysis Addressing challenges of online laborers Design principles for a new generic digital habitat Users’ Preferential Choice Technique Isn't Everything READINGS B- Week1: Visual Design Priniciples of Design 10 Basic Visual Design Mistakes Visual Communication for the Web Tactics for Visual Designers Choosing & Using Type Faces Using White Space back to top READINGS B- Week2: Visual Design in Practice Good design in the Digital Age Design Through Typeface Visual Consistent Design Visual Design for Websites and Web Applications The Role of Sketching in the Design Process Fair Use back to top READINGS C- Week1: Ideation/Brainstorming Techniques HCI and innovation IDEO: Change by Design (video) IDEO: Birth 2 Business (video) Participatory Design: Issues and concerns The role of children in the technology design process UX methods as critical success factor Applying somatic connoisseurship to experience design A framework for mobile evaluation back to top READINGS C- Week2: Contextual Inquiry, and Other Ideation Techniques and Applications Contextual Design (Beyer & Holtzblatt-1999) Smart Automation in Everyday Life: The Public Rest Room (Holtzblatt-2005) Don’t Ask Your Customer (Holtzblatt-2009) Interaction-Design.Org: Contextual Design (Holtzblatt-2011) Contextual Design (Wikipedia) back to top READINGS D: Designing Prototypes Paper prototyping in the large Prototyping IDEO: Making a Cardboard Kitchen (video) Prototyping Tools Extreme scenario-based design Design Methods Chart back to top
Each week's readings should be read before they are discussed in class, so that a true discussion can take place. For example, Readings A- Week2 should be read previous to the Week 2 class session.
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