SWD2510: User Interface Design

01 Introduction to User Interface Design 9 topics +

• What Is User Interface Design?
• Evolution of Web User Interfaces
• Current Trends in Web Design
• Web Design Team Roles and Responsibilities
• Web Design Project Management
• Collaborative Web Design
• Creating a Web Design Portfolio
• Creating a Plan for a Web-Based Business Project
• Optional Lab

02 User Interface Design Process and Web Design 17 topics +

• Choosing a Web Design Methodology
• Creating a Web Site Vision Statement
• Creating and Implementing a Web Site Strategy
• Creating a Web Site Specification
• Publishing a Web Site
• Choosing a Web Site Host
• Securing a Web Site
• Creating Ethical and Legal Web Sites
• Creating a Mind Map
• Using Metaphors
• Creating Word Lists and Mood Boards
• Creating a Site Map
• User-Centered Web Design
• The Cognitive Psychology of Web Design
• Personas and Usability
• Accessibility
• Optional Lab

03 User Interface Design Principles, Legal Guidelines, Color, Typography, Layout, and Wireframing 10 topics +

• Web UI Design Principles
• Visual Design Principles
• Branding
• Legal Issues Impacting Web Design
• Color
• Typography
• Layout
• Wireframes and Mockups
• Responsive Web Design
• Optional Lab

04 Designing a Basic WebSite and Navigation Concepts 12 topics +

• Creating a Web Site
• Part 1: Creating One Site Page
• Part 2: Creating the Remaining Site Pages
• Spell- and Grammar-Check the Site
• Why is Web Site Navigation So Important?
• Site Structure, Directory Structure and URLs
• Positional Awareness
• Primary and Secondary Navigation
• Navigation Elements
• Navigation Conventions and Principles
• Creating a Navigation System
• Optional Lab

05 Designing and Developing a Professional Web Site...shing, Maintenance, Security, and SEO Strategies 19 topics +

• Why is Prototyping So Important?
• User-Centered Web Design
• User Interface Design Patterns
• Optimizing the look and feel of a Web site
• Focus on Web Forms
• GET and POST
• Constructing a Professional Web Site
• Web Framework
• User Interface Libraries
• Web Content Management Systems
• Additional Web Development Tools
• Web Hosting Services and Domain Names
• Making Sure a Web Site is Ready to be Published
• Maintaining a Web Site
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• SEO and Written Site Content
• SEO and Mobile-Friendliness
• SEO and Metadata
• Optional Lab