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University of California San Diego

Information Design

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.

Status: Web Design
Status: UI/UX Strategy
Course14 hours

Featured reviews

DS

4.0Reviewed Mar 14, 2016

Lite compared to the other courses in the Specialization, but provides an interesting perspective on different platform wireframes

K

4.0Reviewed Aug 19, 2019

Lecture was really good, but I hope it explained in detail how to use design tools as well.

S

4.0Reviewed Dec 19, 2017

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

GC

5.0Reviewed Apr 22, 2019

Very interesting course. Highly recommended. Hope to learn more in the remaining courses of this specialization.

TJ

4.0Reviewed Jun 23, 2020

Quite a task for a student whose got no previous design experience!

AA

4.0Reviewed Oct 31, 2017

I didn't give 5 stars because I think they should provide slides and my auditory memory is not good as my Visual memory , i need slides and visualization of course materials

CM

5.0Reviewed Jul 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

KK

5.0Reviewed Jul 15, 2017

Very nice course, maybe one of the best here. Some time there is some lost of consistency, but overall everything is great.

MO

4.0Reviewed Dec 19, 2016

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

LT

5.0Reviewed Apr 3, 2016

Great course articulates what can be counter-intuitive process

SA

5.0Reviewed Apr 23, 2016

Pretty cool the information, the format and the presentation. Great job !

TH

5.0Reviewed Oct 22, 2017

In this course you will put all the knowledge you gained into work. I spend around 8-9 hours for each assignment but I loved it .