User Interface Design
Course code
HKI5108.HK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Kasutajaliideste disain
Course title in English
User Interface Design
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Create opportunities to understand and apply user interface design principles and workflow.
To develop skills in students to design functional and visually attractive user interfaces that take into account accessibility.
Gain experience creating interactive, high-detail prototypes.
To develop skills in students to design functional and visually attractive user interfaces that take into account accessibility.
Gain experience creating interactive, high-detail prototypes.
Brief description of the course
Basic Principles of User Interface (UI) Design, Jakob Nielsen's 10 heuristics. Design tools, prototyping software handling. Creating a highly detailed interactive prototype. Applying simplicity and clarity, visual hierarchy, navigability, consistency, adaptability, accessibility, conventionality, reliability, user-centeredness, etc. in creating a user interface. The role of design fundamentals (use of space, color, typography, etc.) in user interface design.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the principles of user interface (UI) design and applies them in the work process of creating user interfaces;
- to consider factors affecting functionality, visual appeal and accessibility when designing the user interface;
- is able to use design tools and create an interactive, high-detail prototype.
- knows the principles of user interface (UI) design and applies them in the work process of creating user interfaces;
- to consider factors affecting functionality, visual appeal and accessibility when designing the user interface;
- is able to use design tools and create an interactive, high-detail prototype.
Teacher
Prerequisite course 1
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