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Apr 28, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DSGN 260 Information Design5 credits
This course covers the design and presentation of quantitative data in a visually understandable and comprehensive format. The course includes the concepts of vision and perception and best practices for effective information visualizations. Students develop an understanding of how visual information can improve comprehension of complex data through hands-on exercises, design critiques, discussions, lectures, and readings in a studio environment.
Prerequisites: DSGN 155
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Incorporate principles and elements of design to communicate complex information
- Create displays of quantitative data
- Assess the concepts behind best practices
- Determine the best methods of presenting complex information to enhance overall comprehension
- Incorporate visualization techniques into human-computer interfaces
Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20
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