UI Design Podcast

Wednesday, November 9, 2005

Last Show: 10. Imagery, Icon Design, and Typography

We review the use of imagery, semiotics (the study of signs and symbols), icons and their design and use on various platforms, and the use of typography. The album art is an example from CNN’s

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005

9. Information Visualization (truncated)

Tom returns from Red Cross work in Louisiana. We review the topic of information visualization, which looks at how different types of data map to types of visual parameter. The optimal

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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

6. Hypertext and Web Design

In this class, we review the history of hypertext. Vannevar Bush invents the idea. Doug Engelbart builds the first meaningful examples. Ted Nelson invents the term. Bill Atkinson develops

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005

5. Structural Design and Task Analysis

We talk about designing the interaction in a user interface, diagnosing the steps of a task and representing that in flowcharts and storyboards. After creating a task, we talk about optimizing the

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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

4. Target Audiences and Individual Differences

Knowing your users is the most profoundly important part of design. In this class we talk about representing your users with personas and scenarios, as shown in the album art (thanks to Marina

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

3. Requirements Specification and Game Design

Beginning a project, one starts by understanding the business goals and user goals and interpreting those in terms of specific lists of needs. We discuss how to gather and document these needs. We

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

1. Intro to User Interface Design

After a review of the term project and some administrative details, we provide an overview of the importance of design. Design thinking is part of almost any intellectual discipline.