Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Welcome to 5405

Course Details

Context
This course is structured to provide experience in the area of interactive visual communication and interface design. Students will apply course principals by creating an interactive Web site that integrates navigational elements with images, sound, and motion, founded on strong user-centered design and typographic principals.

Format
This is a progress-oriented auxiliary course that requires active student participation. Class will meet 1 day per week for approximately 4 hours each day. Class sessions will be comprised of lectures, demonstrations, and assignments. An equal balance between theory and application will be expected.

Objective
This course aims to provide students with an opportunity to learn about important design principals of interface design and the significance of integrating it with effective interaction design. Students will address issues concerning the innovation of screen-based communication and the challenges associated with them. Design solutions should address the specific requirements and abilities of the user audience, be easy to understand, and support the structure, meaning and purpose of the information. It is the intent of this course to provide students with an adequate background in Web site authoring and current associated technology (and limitations).


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