This course is part of the Interaction Design Specialization

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Interaction Design SpecializationUniversity of California San Diego

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A blank canvas is full of possibility. If you have an idea for a user experience, how do you turn it into a beautiful and effective user interface?  This covers covers principles of visual design so that you can effectively organize and present information with your interfaces. You'll learn concrete strategies to create user interfaces, including key lessons in typography, information architecture, layout, color, and more. You’ll learn particular issues that arise in new device contexts, such as mobile and responsive interfaces. You will learn how to apply these design principles in a modern context of increasingly diverse form factors - from tablets, to walls, to watches.

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Interaction Design Specialization

Approx. 13 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Information Design
User Interface Techniques
Responsive Web Design
Website Wireframe

Flexible deadlines

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Course 6 of 8 in the

Interaction Design Specialization

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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Scott Klemmer

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Cognitive Science & Computer Science

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University of California San Diego

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Wireframes & Mock-ups

So you’re ready to lay out an interface. Don’t jump into code just yet. Rapid prototypes help you figure out the look and feel of an interface quickly, before you start implementation. In this week, I’ll introduce both principles and software tools for effective pixel prototyping. These rapid prototypes for communication within a design team and for getting buy-in from stakeholders. If you walk into any design studio, you’ll likely see these fast prototypes adorning the walls. Now you can add your own to the mix.

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 30 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Flexible Layout

There’s more than seven billion people on the planet, and just about that many computing devices. Given that scale and diversity, interface design can’t be one-size-fits-all. In this module, we’ll dive into the rationale and strategies for making designing interfaces more flexibly. We’ll talk about internationalization--i18n for you wonks and 1337 h4x0rs--and the interplay between script direction and interface layout. And we’ll discuss responsive design: having a ‘family’ interface strategy that grows, shrinks, and changes to accommodate a range of device form factors.

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 31 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

New devices, big data

5 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 28 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INFORMATION DESIGN

by MODec 19, 2016

Very hands-on assignments with wireframing & mock-ups being the main focus

by SDec 19, 2017

The course is great. I wish it could have a little bit more information about prototyping in general.

by SBMar 14, 2019

Very useful design principles and exploration for the different form factors

by CMJul 29, 2017

Fantastic. Very good teacher. I found it immensely useful to see him work through examples in real time. I feel this has been the best course I have done in a VERY long time. Highly recommended

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