Schedule

Week 1

Presentation

Overview of GUI history GooeyHistory.pdf

Homework
  • 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.
    • 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

Activity
Presentation of os desktop comparison, and discussion
Presentation
GUI design guidelines, Part I
Homework
  • 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
Resources

Week 3

Presentation
GUI desgin guidlines, part II
Activity

Q&A session

Homework
  • Continure your work from week 2.

Week 4

Presenation
GUI design process
Activity
  • Presentation of your extreme examples of web design
  • Q&A session

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

Week 5

Activity
Final presenations

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