Feedback on Project 1 Project Two: Interface Design Design and build a consistent and meaningful interface Preliminary sketches/thumbnails will be discussed in small groups tonight. Reading: Color Color in Mind (PDF: 330 KB / 7 pages) by Bruce Fraser http://www.adobe.com/products/adobemag/archive/ pdfs/9611febf.pdf Despite advances in the technology of measuring and managing it, how we perceive color is still full of mystery and illusions. A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Visual Design in e-Learning by Shevy Levy and Jim Yupangco (PDF) from the e-Learning Guild The visual pathway is enormously important to human learning, yet much of our attention in instructional design goes to text and sometimes to audio. While visual design is a complex topic, it relies on a few basic principles. Even if you think you have no "artistic talent," you can learn and apply these design principles. This article, A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Visual Design in e-Learning by Shevy Levy and Jim Yupangco, will help you to quickly improve the effectiveness of your screen designs, color choices, and composition! Optional Reading: Interface Design Guidelines for Interface Design: A comparison of multimedia products http://www.indiana.edu/~iirg/ARTICLES/multimedia/ vsmm.html A presentation delivered at the 1995 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim, California, by Sonny Kirkley and Elizabeth Boling of Indiana University, and Larry Johnson of Southern Indiana University at Evansville. Visual Design Profiles: Making Sense of Web Design Guidelines http://www.indiana.edu/~iirg/RESEARCH/AMTEC/ main.html AMTEC 1997 Conference, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, June 6, 1997. Presented by Barbara Bichelmeyer and Elizabeth Boling; Indiana University, Bloomington. Contributing authors -- Kurt Squire and Sonny Kirkley; Indiana University, Bloomington. Interface Examples from PBS: Napoleon http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/ flash/fl_home.html Eleanor Roosevelt http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/ Anamalai http://www.pbs.org/edens/anamalai/ Runaway Universe http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/universe/ Scientific American Frontiers http://www.pbs.org/saf/ American Photography http://www.pbs.org/ktca/ americanphotography/ Application:  Information about collages What is a metaphor? Color Resources: Choosing a palette or color scheme with these tools: Color Schemer http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html Color Calculator http://dev.sessions.edu/ilu/ilu_1.html Palette Generator http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/index.php Color Combos (try the Combo Library or Combo Tester tabs) http://www.colorcombos.com/index.html Color Blender http://www.colorblender.com/ Kuler from Adobe http://kuler.adobe.com/ Color Hunter http://www.colorhunter.com/ Color Jack http://www.colorjack.com/ Color considerations: Color blindness and the web http://www.iamcal.com/toys/colors/ Color and Accessibility http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility/color.html A color tutorial http://www.tomjewett.com/colors/	Project Two: Interface Design Requirements Interface books Interface resources Interface principles Student examples   Photoshop Tutorials
	Reading: Browse the online book, Designing Interfaces http://designinginterfaces.com/ Especially: http://designinginterfaces.com/Few_Hues_Many_Values It's All in the Process (PDF: 644 KB / 7 pages) by Ann Senechal Information design, according to practitioners like the Berlin-, London-, and San Francisco-based firm MetaDesign, is about more than just conveying complex information clearly. To work well, it has to be a process in which designers and clients act as partners. Project: Bring your interface design to share and discuss during class next week.