IMD220

course covers

User Centered Web Design
Gestalt - Principles of Perception, Fitts, Hicks, Ockham, Recognition vs Recall, Affordance, Framing, Human Interface Principles and other related information
The importance of Color and Fonts
Schemes and Labeling
Information Architecture info here
Testing -and Focus Group info here
Student create their own individual web site but work in groups to give and received feedback on their web design and content. Each group creates a form which contains user centered criteria for testing. They then use the form to test the individual work from another group. Once the testing is completed each student writes a report based on the results of the testing of their own site and any changes they may have made.
Dreamweaver is introduced - students then can choose whether or not to use Dreamweaver or coding to create their site, most choose coding.

An online magazine includes iFrames and Advertisements. Students are encouraged to include javaScript from a previous class.
Information Architechture
Proposal
Wire Frames
Mood-board
Paper based on testing report
Final Presentation