What are the essentials of visual interface design?

One-Minute Summaries and Questions

How to Use C.R.A.P. Design Principles For Better UX? Wed Nov 18th 11:59pm PST
Guide for designing better mobile apps typography (8 minute read) Wed Nov 18th 11:59pm PST

Weekly Quiz

Week 11 Review Quiz Fri Nov 20th 11:59pm PST

Assignments

Interactive Prototype Mon Dec 7th 11:59pm PDT

Required Readings

How to Use C.R.A.P. Design Principles For Better UX? (8 minute read)
Guide for designing better mobile apps typography (8 minute read)

BlackBoard Collaborate Session Slides

Visual Design Essentials — Mini-lectures and Activities | PDF | Recording (Look in Hamburger menu)

Week 11 Review and Discussion | PDF | Recording (Look in Hamburger menu)

Supplemental Materials

Typography Tutorial - 10 rules to help you rule type

Supplemental Readings

Grids
A visible or invisible structure of intersecting lines.

Hierarchy
Differences between items shown visually.

Icons
Visual symbols representing concepts or commands.

Layout
The arrangement of individual visual objects within a composition.

Typography
The design of typefaces, and the way type is selected and arranged.

Visual Design Principles (CRAP)
The visual design principles of contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity.

Visual Interface Design
The design and presentation of visual user interfaces.



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