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IDG2200

Design and Prototyping for Smart Phone and Tablets

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Spring 2021
Duration 1 semester

About

About the course

Course content

Design and prototyping for mobile and tablet is a practical design group project. The students do concept development based on knowledge about users in the target group and develop a high fidelity prototype using an iterative desgn process. The students get better aquinted with user centered methods as insight gathering, use of personas and scenario techniques as well as techniques for prototyping and design for mobile touch based devices.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. Group project, with weekly supervision (formative-iterative evaluation). Sketches, the work process, and the end result must be documented.

Further on evaluation

Summative evaluation at the end of the course: Pass / fail.

The project is one of several which may be chosen to be part of the final portfolio of practical design projects for Bachelor in graphic design.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Graphic Design (BMED)
Interaction Design (BIXD)
Web Development (BWU)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Graphic Design (BMED)
Interaction Design (BIXD)
Required previous knowledge:
Ergonomics in digital media (IMT2072/IDG1072)

Course materials

Clark, Josh. 2015. Designing for touch. A book apart.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IMT3950-005 5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Design Methodology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Design

Examination

Examination