Graphic Design Studio III
GD3990A fall 2014 · GW Corcoran School of the Arts and Design
Instructor: David Ramos (davidramos@email.gwu.edu)
Schedule
Assignments and reading are listed under the class when they are due. Plan to work on a project steadily, each week, until the project is complete.
Share projects with ds3-2014@imaginaryterrain.com.
M 8 Sep
Topics
- Introduction
Projects
- Start Observation
Hey!
There’s reading due for next week! It’s listed under next week’s entry.
M 15 Sep
Topics
- Round wheels work best: learning the parts of an interactive system
Reading
- Alissa Walker: Why I Write About Design Now
- When Art, Apple and the Secret Service Collide: ‘People Staring at Computers’
Projects
- Present Observation
- Start Alternate Routes
M 22 Sep
Topics
- Prototyping with DPS
Reading
M 29 Sep
Topics
- Knobs are for turning: affordances and feedback
- Prototyping with DPS
Projects
- Start History
Reading
- Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1
M 13 Oct
Topics
- Stop speculating: usability testing
Projects
- Present History
Reading
- Design of Everyday Things, ch. 2
M 20 Oct
Topics
- Paper prototyping
Projects
- Present Alternate Routes
- Start Interface
Reading
- Design of Everyday Things, ch. 3
M 3 Nov
Topics
- Designing for people: personas and scenarios
Reading
M 17 Nov
Topics
- Hansel and Gretel: navigation systems
Projects
- Write one persona, to be shared with the class
M 1 Dec
Topics
- Earning and retaining trust
Reading
- Design of Everyday Things, ch. 5
M 8 Dec
Topics
- Pocket-sized Internet: thinking about mobile
From class
- Pew Research Internet Project, Mobile Technology Fact Sheet
M 15 Dec
Projects
- Final critique