This course applies the design (thinking) process for the user experience from inspiration to ideation/storyboarding to the use of rapid prototyping for web and mobile based environments. Using human centered design strategies, students will evolve tangible individual projects that solve design problems. The projects will include the development of navigation, information architecture and interaction design as well as the production of user and task flows, wireframes and visual assets for the design to tech handovers. Using industry standard tools and software, students will learn to plan and structure content and use production techniques to solve real world design problems. Instruction will include fundamental and intermediate level skills for rapid and codefree prototyping using tools such as Adobe XD. The class will help prepare students with the core professional skills required for the UX/interaction design industry. The in class activities and critiques will help each student to build an effective interactive portfolio presentation of their own. Incoming students must have prior skills in producing content (digital, audio, or video) and will be expected to design their own media rich web site. While a few advanced skills will only be introduced, students will be encouraged to explore them further in their individual projects. This course was formerly titled "Media Practices: Web Design."

This course applies the design (thinking) process for the user experience from inspiration to ideation/storyboarding to the use of rapid prototyping for web and mobile based environments. Using human centered design strategies, students will evolve tangible individual projects that solve design problems. The projects will include the development of navigation, information architecture and interaction design as well as the production of user and task flows, wireframes and visual assets for the design to tech handovers. Using industry standard tools and software, students will learn to plan and structure content and use production techniques to solve real world design problems. Instruction will include fundamental and intermediate level skills for rapid and codefree prototyping using tools such as Adobe XD. The class will help prepare students with the core professional skills required for the UX/interaction design industry. The in class activities and critiques will help each student to build an effective interactive portfolio presentation of their own. Incoming students must have prior skills in producing content (digital, audio, or video) and will be expected to design their own media rich web site. While a few advanced skills will only be introduced, students will be encouraged to explore them further in their individual projects. This course was formerly titled "Media Practices: Web Design."