Interaction Design Training Course
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web applications, intranet and internet sites - one day course
Overview
Ever wonder why users don't behave how you expect? Ever done usability testing or found usability issues but didn't know how to fix them?
This course will provide an insight into human characteristics and online behaviour based on latest research and hundreds of usability tests with users, including video footage of usability test sessions. We will also cover the theory and principles of interaction design.
Download and print our 2 page Interaction design course brochure in PDF format.
2008 dates and locations
| Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne | Canberra | Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov (Register by 3 Nov) | TBA | TBA | 22 Oct | On demand |
Who should attend
- Developers
- Graphic designers wanting to understand online interaction
- Visual and interface designers
- Interface or interaction designers
- Business analysts involved in screen flow and design
- Designers
- Usability specialists
- User centred designers
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction to interaction design
- Types of design - interaction, interface and information design
- Defining the interaction experience
- Levels of interaction
Module 2: Interaction design principles
Learn about interaction design principles, guidelines and laws such as:
- Protecting users work
- Progressive disclosure
- Fitts' law
- Visibility of system status
Presentation design principles such as:
- Aesthetic-Usability effect
- Visual balance
- Colour
- Typography and Legibility
- Visual hierarchy - controlling user focus
- Page layout and visual flow
Module 3: Online user behaviour
- Splash and Flash
- Navigation behaviours - how users find stuff
- Fly outs and cascading menus
- Three clicks rule - the reality
- Navigation behaviour and menu design
- Cross linking
- Banner and header blindness
- How users read content
- Literacy and readability
- Launching new windows
Module 4: Human cognition and design
- Vision - how people see websites
- Sensory storage and perception
- Memory, attention and information processing
- Design implications: Cognitive load, interference effects, Hick's law and visual groupings
Module 5: User considerations in design
- Users' knowledge and experience
- Users' psychological and emotive needs
- Seniors - Physical and psychological characteristics that affect design
- Designing for users with disabilities
Costs and registration
Module 1: Introduction to interaction design
- Types of design - interaction, interface and information design
- Defining the interaction experience
- Levels of interaction
Module 2: Interaction design principles
Learn about interaction design principles, guidelines and laws such as:
- Protecting users work
- Progressive disclosure
- Fitts' law
- Visibility of system status
Presentation design principles such as:
- Aesthetic-Usability effect
- Visual balance
- Colour
- Typography and Legibility
- Visual hierarchy - controlling user focus
- Page layout and visual flow
Module 3: Online user behaviour
- Splash and Flash
- Navigation behaviours - how users find stuff
- Fly outs and cascading menus
- Three clicks rule - the reality
- Navigation behaviour and menu design
- Cross linking
- Banner and header blindness
- How users read content
- Literacy and readability
- Launching new windows
Module 4: Human cognition and design
- Vision - how people see websites
- Sensory storage and perception
- Memory, attention and information processing
- Design implications: Cognitive load, interference effects, Hick's law and visual groupings
Module 5: User considerations in design
- Users' knowledge and experience
- Users' psychological and emotive needs
- Seniors - Physical and psychological characteristics that affect design
- Designing for users with disabilities
Costs and registration
The cost for this one day course is $495 plus GST = $544.50 - Includes lunch, refreshments and all course materials including examples and templates that you can use in your own organisation.
Discounts
- Register 3 participants from the same organisation on the same course and the 4th person can attend for free OR
- Register the same person for more than one course and receive a 20% discount for subsequent courses.
Register online today as our course numbers are strictly limited.
Brochure and more information
Download and print our 2 page Interaction design course brochure in PDF format.
For further information on this our any of our other courses, please Contact us.