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Teaching in Winter 2025.

HCI 472: Design Fundamentals II

In HCI 472, we will focus on the visual design in digital artifacts. Evaluate, critique and create digital artifacts (design system and pattern library) organized by design principles. Choose color, type, layout and imagery towards the creation of aesthetic and usable, responsive and accessible digital artifacts. Introduction to accessibility, information visualization and animation.

HCI 512: Information Visualization

HCI 512 is a graduate level course focused on communicating information through visualizations. Students learn how to choose the most effective means to visualize the data they have for (a) their intended audience(s) and (b) for the message they intend to communicate. Students practice creating visualizations using a variety of tools and methods. Additionally, students will learn how to evaluate visualizations based on best practices and design principles.