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Information Design

This course is part of Interaction Design Specialization

Instructor: Scott Klemmer

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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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.

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.

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3 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

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.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

In this lecture, you will learn how to design smart things. Visualization expert Ben Fry will discuss what it means to design with usability in mind.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 28 minutes

Designing Smart Things10 minutes
A Conversation with Visualization Expert Ben Fry19 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Slides10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Cumulative Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 240 minutes

A3: Computing by the Inch, Foot, & Yard240 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

What area of smart things are you most interested in?10 minutes

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Scott Klemmer

University of California San Diego

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