Design for Mobile Devices

DM2280B spring 2013 · Corcoran College of Art + Design
Instructor: David Ramos alberto_ramos@corcoran.edu

Schedule

Reading assignments are listed under the class when they are due. Plan to work on projects steadily, each week, until they are complete.

Please share DPS folios with 2013dmd@imaginaryterrain.com.

Jump to next class

28 Aug.

Topics

  • Introduction

Projects

4 Sept.

Topics

  • Multisensory interfaces
  • Location awareness

Projects

  • Start Location
  • Bring a favorite publication next week

Reading

  • Mobile First, ch. 3
  • Start Designing Media, ch. 1

11 Sept.

Topics

  • Interactive publications
  • Design documentation and prototyping

Projects

  • Critique Sequence
  • Fill out a survey

Reading

18 Sept.

Topics

  • Mobile usability

Reading

25 Sept.

Topics

  • Reading re: usability
  • Geolocation

Reading

2 Oct.

Topics

  • DPS introduction

9 Oct.

Topics

  • DPS multimedia

Reading

  • Finish Designing Media, ch. 1

Projects

Demo files

16 Oct.

Topics

  • DPS multimedia

Reading

  • Mobile First, ch. 6

Demo files

23 Oct.

Topics

  • DPS review

Demo files

30 Oct.

Topics

  • Mobile web/responsive design

Reading

  • Mobile First, ch. 7

Demo materials

6 Nov.

Topics

  • Media queries, an introduction

Reading

Demo materials

13 Nov.

Topics

  • Small-screen navigation
  • Design patterns

Projects

Reading

20 Nov.

Topics

  • Mobile and mapping
  • Styling maps with TileMill
  • Poss. media queries design exercise

Projects

  • Responsive: Present your idea, with visuals for 2–4 different approaches

Demo materials

27 Nov.

No class: Thanksgiving break

4 Dec.

Topics

  • Details with media queries

Projects

  • Responsive: Bring in the whole system in rough form
  • Desk crits for projects

Reading

  • Finish Designing Media, ch. 5

Demo materials