Reading for : 11.16.09

pgs 66-75 Understanding Comics
by Scott McCloud

What you should know about User Testing

NO VOCAB for these readings.

Reading for : 11.02.09

pgs 149-159 About Face 3, The Essentials of Interaction Design
by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, and David Cronin

pgs 138-151 Sketching User Experience
by Bill Buxton

Reading : Prototyping Process

Integrating Prototyping Into Your Design Process

Reading : Designing with a Theme

Just found this reading. Might be helpful to consider as you move forward. Read it if you can.
Experience Themes

Reading for : 10.26.09

Please read the following in order:

pgs 75-91 About Face 3, The Essentials of Interaction Design
by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, and David Cronin.

Chapter 5 & 6 The Rules of Play, Game Design Fundamentals
by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman

Each of you are responsible for posting
1 vocabulary term from either reading.

I ♥ Don Norman

Go here for further reading and his bio.

Reading for : 10.14.09

pgs 72-81 Sketching User Experience by Bill Buxton
Chapter 2 The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman

Each of you are responsible for posting
1 vocabulary term from either reading.

Reading for : 09.28.09

I decided to pick some readings that focus on information and a designers role in working with information, since that is what you have been doing up to this point. You do not have to post vocabulary for this reading BUT I do want us to have a discussion about it on Monday.
Mapping Memory
Is Information Visualization the Next Frontier for Design?

Not required reading, but it explains what it means to be an "Information Architect" and how the role relates to interaction design, graphic design, and the internet.
Information Architecture
10 questions about information architecture

This is about using Flash as a prototyping method in interaction design. We will be using Flash again towards the end of the semester to design an interactive scenario. She offers step-by-step directions for using Flash. If you are feeling ambitious, it might help to practice some of these steps.
Quick and Easy Flash Prototypes

Reading for : 09.09.09

CH 2. Concept Mapping pgs. 15-24
Learning How to Learn
by Gowan and Novak



Designing for Interaction:
Design Research Conducting Design Research
by Dan Saffer