Application design | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Application design (17.F521I3)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Graphic Engineering and Design (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Grafičko inženjerstvo
ECTS	5

The aim of the Application design course is to familiarize students with the basics of visual design with the aim to supplement the user experience. The students will be introduced to a wholistic process of designing a user interface within an application which is divided in four phases. Within the first phase, students will be introduced to the basics of perception and cognition that help effectively design application interface. During the second phase, students will master the basics of visual design and typography for online and mobile platforms, which will serve as a basis for the third phase in which students learn how to design the interface for application. In the fourth phase, students will learn how to perform controlled experiments online and analyze their results.

After completing the pre-examination and examination phase of the course, students will be able to: comprehend the basic methods of user interface design; design a user interface that is focused on the user’s needs; effectively apply the principles of visual design and typography to design online and mobile application interface.

Theoretical part of the Application Design Course includes the following learning units: Introduction to user interface design, Principles of perception and cognition, Principles of design, Visual elements of user interface design, User interface interaction, user experience, Strategic planning and information architecture, Interface design process through wireframing and prototyping, Design process, psychology of colours and typography for web and mobile platforms, Designing of prototypes, and Design iterations.

Teaching methodology is conducted interactively in the form of lectures and computer exercises and it includes lectures, computer exercises and consultations. The lectures present the theoretical part of the material, accompanied by examples to better understanding the subject matter. Computer exercises are organized in a way to complement the skills necessary for the practice of user experience design.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Soegaard, Mads, and Rikke Friis Dam	The encyclopedia of human-computer interaction	2013	Interaction Design Foundation	English
C, Erik	Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works	2014	Pearson Education	English
Cooper, Alan	About face: the essentials of interaction design	2014	John Wiley & Sons	English
Lupton, Ellen	Thinking with type: A critical guide for designers, writers, editors, & students	2014	Chronicle Books	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Project	Yes	Yes	20.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	30.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	20.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	20.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00