Interaction Design, studio course

Aim

After completing the course, the student should at an advanced be able to:

• motivate the choice of design techniques based on a design question, problem and situation
• argue for/against a design using relevant concepts from design theory
• independently perform short design prints
• explore the problem and solution space to a reasonable level
• use sketching as a central approach to analysis and synthesis work
• build a physical interactive prototype on a platform
• give and take design criticism
• evaluate how much information is needed to make a good design decision
• make design decisions on an inadequate basis
• reflect over the choice of approaches and design techniques
• identify their own need for further skill development

Content

The course covers the areas of

• the role of theories in the practice of design
• sketching in the study of design
• physical prototypes
• animated prototypes
• design decisionmaking
• the role of critisicm in decision practice