INTERACTION DESIGN
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Interaction Design (IxD) is designing for behavior. It’s user-centered design for how we interact with objects and systems.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM
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VISual DESIGN
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UX Design
Website design
MOBILE APP DESIGN
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INTERACTION DESIGN
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Interaction Design focuses on the behavior of the device or product, as well as
the user. User-centered design considers the needs and desires of the user.
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RESEARCH
UX
VISUAL DESIGN
PROTOTYPING
DESIGN RESEARCH.
ETHNOGRAPHY.
UNDERSTANDING USER NEEDS. DEFINING PROJECT GOALS.
WHAT SHOULD IT LOOK LIKE?
LOOK + FEEL.
DEFINING BEHAVIOR. BUILDING PROTOTYPE. TESTING. ITERATION.
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CAREERS
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Web Designer
User
Interface
Designer
frontend
developer
Designer
interaction design
Mobile Designer
UX Designer
Information
Architect
Interaction
Designer
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IXD BACHELOR DEGREE
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Electives
INTERACTION
DESIGN
Classes in Art,
Anthropology, Business,
Communication Studies,
and Media Studies
20 units
CORE
Classes in Graphic Design,
Web Design, and User
Experience 40 units
General Education
Classes in English, Math,
Humanities, Social
Science, and Natural
Science
20 units
Core, General Education, Electives,
and Upper Division classes
120 units
UPPER DIVISION
Classes in Interaction Design,
Computer Science, Graphic
Design, and Psychology
40 units
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GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM
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our renovated Facility
winter 2016
Communication and Media Studies
Design Technology