Integrated Design & Representation¶

Expressive Command

What you will develop¶

Build and defend a coherent information/interface/physical representation system across media.

Before you begin¶

Recorded prerequisites:

• Perception, Attention & Affordance
• Form, Composition, Hierarchy & Constraint
• Drawing, Diagramming & Visual Reasoning
• Data Visualization & Information Design
• Typography, Layout & Document Systems
• Space, Maps, Architecture & Wayfinding
• Objects, Materials, Craft & Industrial Design
• Interaction, Interface & Service Design
• Time, Motion, Sound & Multimodal Composition
• Aesthetics, Style, History & Global Traditions
• Prototyping, User Research, Critique & Iteration
• Curation, Taste & AI-Generated Abundance

Study and practice¶

This is a study outline. A complete practice sequence is not yet available.

• multimodal system
• artifact ecosystem
• audience
• accessibility
• ethics
• implementation

Cross-media coherence¶

Reconstruct -> compare -> make -> critique -> revise -> defend.

Audience / accessibility integration¶

Reconstruct -> compare -> make -> critique -> revise -> defend.

Aesthetic-functional-ethical tradeoffs¶

Reconstruct -> compare -> make -> critique -> revise -> defend.

Public defense & post-launch learning¶

Reconstruct -> compare -> make -> critique -> revise -> defend.

Intended demonstration¶

Capstone + user/critic/technical panel

This describes the intended standard, not a validated assessment or a claim of mastery.

Reading options¶

Assigned readings, where available, appear in the practice sequence above. These additional recommendations are not all required reading.

• The Double Diamond
• Smarthistory - global art history and Reframing Art History

Continue¶

Connections above reflect recorded prerequisites, not a compulsory calendar.

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