Category: Week 1

Taking more of a textbook format, this first chapter from Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction explores the overarching discipline of Interaction Design. Used as a overarching term to describe the methods, theories, and approaches used in the discipline, Interaction design is the catch-all term used to describe the “different aspects of what is being designed including user interface design (UI),… Continue reading Week 1 Reading: “What is Interaction Design?”

This first chapter serves as a fantastic introduction to what the phrase “User Experience” actually means. The term gets thrown around a lot and is usually used as a broad catch all for the whole product design process. Getting a primer from the author who coined it is a great way to understand what it… Continue reading Week 1 Reading: “The Psychopathology of Everyday Things”