Sept 1 Week 01
Intro
Start Communicating design
GDES-315 fall 2021 / David Ramos, American University Design
Digital and Emerging Media
Design II
Sept 8 Week 02
Affordances, signifiers, and feedback
Present Communicating design / Start Election
Sept 15 Week 03
Prototyping workshop
Sept 22 Week 04
Usability / Information architecture intro
Sept 29 Week 05
Workshop
Final crit for Election / Start Publishing systems
Oct 6 Week 06
Oct 13 Week 07
Screen typography
Oct 20 Week 08
Type hierarchy and grids workshop
Oct 27 Week 09
Studio
Nov 3 Week 10
Information architecture
Final crit for Publishing systems / Start Type + voice
Nov 10 Week 11
Navigation systems
Nov 17 Week 12
Layout and art direction workshop
Nov 24
Thanksgiving Break
Dec 1 Week 14
Sustainable digital design
Dec 8 Week 15
Last class
Semifinal critique for Type + voice
Dec 17
Exam period
All work due