Design Principles: an Introduction
What makes an interface intuitive? How can I tell whether one design works better than another? This course will teach you fundamental principles of design and how to effectively evaluate your work with users. You'll learn fundamental principles of visual design so that you can effectively organize and present information with your interfaces. You'll learn principles of perception and cognition that inform effective interaction design. And you'll learn how to perform and analyze controlled experiments online. In many cases, we'll use Web design as the anchoring domain.
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- Level Foundation
- Duration 13 hours
- Course by University of California San Diego
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What makes an interface intuitive? How can I tell whether one design works better than another? This course will teach you fundamental principles of design and how to effectively evaluate your work with users. You'll learn fundamental principles of visual design so that you can effectively organize and present information with your interfaces. You'll learn principles of perception and cognition that inform effective interaction design. And you'll learn how to perform and analyze controlled experiments online. In many cases, we'll use Web design as the anchoring domain. A lot of the examples will come from the Web, and we'll talk just a bit about Web technologies in particular. When we do so, it will be to support the main goal of this course, which is helping you build human-centered design skills, so that you have the principles and methods to create excellent interfaces with any technology.Modules
Getting Started
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- The Interaction Design Specialization
- Welcome to the Course!
Getting the most out of this Specialization
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2
Readings
2
Readings
- Connecting with Your MOOC Community
- Attend a Meetup
Direct Manipulation: Intro
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Direct Manipulation
Representations
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2
Videos
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1
Discussion
1
Discussions
- Artifacts With Bad Affordances
2
Videos
- Mental Models
- Representation Matters
Distributing Cognition
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2
Videos
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1
Readings
2
Videos
- Distributing Cognition Part 1
- Distributing Cognition Part 2
1
Readings
- Sketch Notes: Representation Matters & Distributing Cognition
Assignment 1
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1
PeerReview
1
Peer Review
- Direct Manipulation and Representations
Slides
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Slides
Visual Design: Intro
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Visual Design
- Typography
Information Design
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Grids and Alignment
- Reading and Navigating
Assignment 2
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2
Readings
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1
PeerReview
1
Peer Review
- Visual and Information Design
2
Readings
- Example: Laying out text
- Example: Grids
Readings
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Slides
Experimental Design
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3
Videos
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1
Readings
3
Videos
- Designing Studies You Can Learn From
- Assigning Participants to Conditions
- In-Person Experiments
1
Readings
- Sketch Notes: Assigning Conditions
Online Experiments
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3
Videos
3
Videos
- Running Web Experiments 1
- Running Web Experiments 2
- Running Web Experiments 3
Comparing Rates
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Comparing Rates
- Applying Chi-squared to A/B Testing
Assignment 3
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1
PeerReview
1
Peer Review
- Designing Experiments
Cumulative Quiz
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Cumulative Quiz
Readings
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1
Readings
1
Readings
- Slides
Auto Summary
Discover the core principles of design in this foundational course on Coursera, led by expert instructors. Focused on personal development, you'll explore visual design, perception, cognition, and user evaluation. Perfect for beginners, this 780-minute course offers practical insights through web design examples. Flexible subscription options include Starter, Professional, and Paid plans. Ideal for anyone looking to build human-centered design skills and create intuitive interfaces across various technologies.
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