Web Design 320

Start of Week 6

What is our syllabus topic?

Design

"Give students exposure to some of the more traditional issues of information design. Students will get exposure to common usability and aesthetic design techniques."

What will you do?

Understand the difference between user experience and design
Review and discuss a lot of infographics about basic design principles
Redesign a website check-out process
Design a one page site based on content only
Participate in Slack conversations with the entire class and with your group
Decide on your final project

What is design?

Planning or drawing.

What is user experience?

Research or testing.

I encountered the difference between design and user experience this weekend while assembling some patio furniture...

A classic user experience vs. design meme

UX/usability
is...

research methods and techniques

standards

Design
is...

planning and drawing

principles

iteration!

Who's on top? Who owns the space?

Web design is part of the web development process
BUT Design is part of the user experience process
BUT User experience could be part of the design process
SO MAYBE Development is part of the web design process
OR MAYBE they are just all related, overlapping spheres of activity

Iteration is the key to design

Your first design feels beautiful, but it's not perfect. Throw it away. Your second design is only slightly better. Throw it away. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.