IMED 358 - Patterns and Contexts

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: IMED 270 and IMED 280 or permission of instructor
Description: This course introduces the student to the contextual design of patterned interfaces in interaction design. This course is structured as a series of lectures and seminars around four design areas: contexts; visuals; patterns; and actions. Taking the approach of goal-driven design, the student engages in reading, discussing, experimenting, and presenting design rationales for design choices around traditional and new digital interfaces. The student will be challenged to consider areas of conflict and divergence within a design thinking framework. The student will analyze and reconcile conflicts between goal orientations, contextual needs, and environmental challenges within interactive design practice. Offered Spring semester, annually.