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= Rules =
 * This assignment will not be considered to be completed if
  * attend less than 60% of the meetings.
  * fail to deliver any of the presentations and the reports in time.
  * you quit the assignment.
  * you prefer "N" to "Y".
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 Presentation:: Overview of GUI history attachment:GooeyHistory.pdf  Lecture:: Overview of GUI history attachment:GooeyHistory.pdf
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  * Experience and compare two OS desktops
   * Please form 2-person groups, each run a different desktop. You may sit next to each other to compare and analyze the GUI. 		  * ('''4 weeks''') Read the following book :
   * Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug (About web gui design)
   * Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford '''or/and''' GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.
  * Please form 2-person groups for the tasks.
  * ('''1 week''') Task 1: Experience and compare two OS desktops
   * Sit next to each other to compare and analyze the GUI.
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 Activity:: Presentation of os desktop comparison, and discussion
 Presentation:: GUI design guidelines, Part I		  Lecture:: GUI design guidelines
 Activity::    * Presentations of os desktop comparison
 * Discussions
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  * Read the following book (2 weeks):
   * Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug (About web gui design)
   * Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford '''or/and''' GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.
  * Find too extreme examples of web designs that you like most and hate most. Prepare a presentation that tell the story and the reasons (2 weeks).
  * Experience with a GNOME desktop that is specially designed for children, or a customized desktop for children from wincustomize.com (1 week).
   * Did they improve anything? or they just made things worse?
  * Designing/prototyping a new OS desktop for a target user group of your choice (3 weeks)
   * Inform me about your choice by the end of this week		   * Continue the books.
  * ('''2 weeks''') Task 2: Find too extreme examples of web designs that you like most and hate most. Prepare a presentation that
   * tells what you have learnt from the book ''don't make me think''
   * tells the story and the reasons of the web design comparison.
  * ('''3 weeks''' Task 3: Designing/prototyping a new OS desktop for a target user group of your choice. Prepare a presentation that
   * tells what you have learnt from the book Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford '''or/and''' GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.
   * tells your target user group, your desgin process and approach, and the result.
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 Presentation:: GUI desgin guidlines, part II  Lecture:: GUI desgin process
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  * Continure your work from week 2.   * Continue the books.
  * Continue Task 2.
  * continue Task 3.
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 Presenation:: GUI design process  Lecture:: GUI design process
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  * Presentation of your extreme examples of web design   * Presentations of web design comparison.
   * tell what you have learnt from the book ''don't make me think''
   * tell the story and the reasons of the web design comparison.
  * Discussions
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 Activity:: Final presenations  Activity::
  * Final presenations of your os desktop design
   * tell what you have learnt from the book Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford '''or/and''' GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.
   * tell your target user group, your desgin process and approach, and the result.
  * Feedback session

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Rules

  • This assignment will not be considered to be completed if
    • attend less than 60% of the meetings.
    • fail to deliver any of the presentations and the reports in time.
    • you quit the assignment.
    • you prefer "N" to "Y".

Schedule

Week 1

Lecture

Overview of GUI history attachment:GooeyHistory.pdf

Homework

  • (4 weeks) Read the following book :

    • Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug (About web gui design)

    • Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford or/and GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.

  • Please form 2-person groups for the tasks.

  • (1 week) Task 1: Experience and compare two OS desktops

    • Sit next to each other to compare and analyze the GUI.
    • Tip: focusing on specific tasks: for example, locating an application; removing a file; sending an email etc.
  • Prepare for a 5-minute presenation of your findings.
  • Start thinking of a new design of an OS desktop of a target user group.
Resources

Week 2

Lecture
GUI design guidelines
Activity
  • Presentations of os desktop comparison
  • Discussions
Homework
  • Continue the books.

  • (2 weeks) Task 2: Find too extreme examples of web designs that you like most and hate most. Prepare a presentation that

    • tells what you have learnt from the book don't make me think

    • tells the story and the reasons of the web design comparison.

  • (3 weeks Task 3: Designing/prototyping a new OS desktop for a target user group of your choice. Prepare a presentation that

    • tells what you have learnt from the book Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford or/and GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.

    • tells your target user group, your desgin process and approach, and the result.
Resources

Week 3

Lecture
GUI desgin process
Activity

Q&A session

Homework
  • Continue the books.
  • Continue Task 2.
  • continue Task 3.

Week 4

Lecture
GUI design process
Activity
  • Presentations of web design comparison.

    • tell what you have learnt from the book don't make me think

    • tell the story and the reasons of the web design comparison.
  • Discussions

  • Q&A session

Homework
  • Finish your design/prototype, prepare for the final presentation

Week 5

Activity
  • Final presenations of your os desktop design

    • tell what you have learnt from the book Interface Desgin by Peter Bickford or/and GUI Design Essentials by Weinschenk et al.

    • tell your target user group, your desgin process and approach, and the result.
  • Feedback session

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