ah teaches graphic design (What Do I Do Now? lecture)

What Do I Do Now?

Lecture outline

Final portfolio reviews and where to continue with design. Lecture slides will be made available on the day of the lecture (November 26).

Peer critique prep

In preparation for today's critiques, please:

1. Select a numbered station for your project.
2. Write down your name on the post-it at the station.
3. Place your bags/belongings out of the way.
4. Load up your project website in the web browser.
5. Have a pen or pencil ready.

Process

Please be clear what you were commenting on and why your critique is valid/important.

After each prompt you will:

• Return the website to the home or landing page.
• Write your name on your post-it.
• Leave the post-it at the project you are at.
• Move to the next project (+1 from where you are).

Peer critique start

Please move +1 project.

Bio

Read through the bio. Can you:

• Identify what this person claims to do?
• Understand what the portfolio will be about?

You have...

Process analysis

Read through the process analysis. Can you:

• Understand what the project was about?
• See why a particular process was undertaken?
• See what the thinking behind this process was?

You have...

Process analysis

Read through the process analysis. Can you:

• Do they clearly connect the images and the text?
• Identify this individual's contribution?
• See a reflection that ties back to what was said in the analysis?

You have...

Please open a blank tab overtop of the portfolio

First impressions

Briefly look at the landing page of the website. What do you understand this website is about? and why?

10 seconds

First impressions

Briefly look at the landing page of the website. Who would you say this individual is/what do they do? and why?

10 seconds

First impressions

Briefly look at the landing page of the website. Do you feel the visual language is unique? Why so, or why not?

30 seconds

Ethos

Step through the website. Do you believe this person can do what they claim to? Why or why not?

You have...

Visual identity

Does the visual language or identity presented communicate what this individual does? Why or why not?

You have...

Consistency

Is the visual language used through the portfolio site consistent?

You have...

Clear interaction cues

Can we tell what is a link, and when we use the mouse to navigate to it, does it visually cue us?

You have...

Go collect feedback

(Please)

You will have a bit of time to review your feedback.

You have 10 minutes.

So what is graphic design?

Don't stop learning

Stop learning and you very quickly fall behind.

Where can SIAT take me?

Foundations for Designing Interactions

IAT-238

The course that will lay out the foundational elements required for a professional practice in User Experience Design (UX Design). The primary goal of this course will be to provide students with the essential foundations required for UX Design professional practice – visual design, content design, interaction design, and the design process. The term's final project is a minimum viable product (MVP) that synthesizes these four elements and prepares students for Designing Interactions in upper division.

THANK-YOU

Final announcement

There will be a final announcement for the course once final grades are out. Please read it in full.

Critique quiz

Our final item of the term is the critique quiz. You will need a laptop or phone to complete the critique quiz with, so please have one handy along with a pen or pencil.

You have 40 minutes.