schedule
Design of the Graphical User Interface (with 2009-323 by Jason Arena)
Lecture: Monday, 10 - 11:50 am in room 7-1350
Section 01: Tuesday, 2 - 4:50 pm in room 70-3690
Office Hours: Wednesday 2 - 3:50 pm and Thursday 10 - 11:50 am in my office
| Week | Topics | Assignments |
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| 1 (3/9) |
- Lecture
- Introduction
- Case Studies and documentation I
- Lab
- Work on documentation
|
- Due Friday
- A Design Doument containing the following:
- 2 Case Studies
- 2 User Profiles
- Define Functionality
- Wire Frame
- Sketches
- Due Monday
- Read MTIV through pg. 73
|
| 2 (3/16) |
- Lecture
- Case Studies and documentation II
- Creating a usability test
- Lab
- Work on documentation and usability script
|
- Due Friday
- Revised documentation
- Wireframe usability test script
- Due Monday
- Read MTIV through pg. 135
|
| 3 (3/23) |
- Lecture
- Discovering Theme -> Concept to tell the story
- Lab
- Revised wireframes
- Implement usability test
|
- Due Friday
- Report from usability test
- Revised wireframes based on test
- Design Round 1
- Due Monday
- Read MTIV - Practice: Grids, Color, Type, Usability
|
| 4 (3/30) |
- Lecture
- Telling the Story with Elements of visual structure- Gestalt, Grids, Color, Type
- Lab
- Work on Design
|
- Due Friday
- Design Round 2
|
| 5 (4/6) |
- Lecture
- Project 1 show and tell
- Lab
- Final critique of project 1
|
- Due Friday
- Revised designs for final grading
|
| 6 (4/13) |
- Lecture
- Introduce Project 2, Eat the Audience revisited
- Lab
- Work on documentation
|
- Due Friday
- Inspiration/ Mood Boards
- User Profiles
- Functional Spec
- Sketches
- Wire Frame
|
| 7 (4/20) |
- Lecture
- What makes a Good UI?
- Lab
- Work on documentation and usability script
|
- Due Friday
- Revised Documentation Docs
- Wireframe usability test Script
|
| 8 (4/27) |
- Lecture
- Lab
- Revised wireframes
- Implement usability test
|
- Due Friday
- Report from usability test
- Revised wireframes based on test
- Design Round 1
|
| 9 (5/4) |
- Lecture
- Lab
- Work on Design
|
- Due Friday
- Design Round 2
|
| 10 (5/11) |
- Lecture
- Lab
- Preliminary critique of project 2
|
- Due Friday
- Revised Designs
|
| 11 (5/18) | The Show |
Present Final Prototypes
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wmh - spring 2008/9