Course Projects
Theme
This quarter, projects will be themed around the following prompt:
Designing for Inclusion: How can we make existing systems more inclusive and approachable to new audiences?
As we discuss inclusive design (and, by extension, how designs exclude certain audiences), you will need to think critically about how the systems you engage with often conflict with individuals' values, needs, and wants. You are encouraged to focus on an audience and a system that are relevant to you, and really reflect on how even excellent designs often come up short of supporting an audience.
Guiding Questions:
- How do systems currently exclude certain audiences? How do we amend that?
- What assumptions do systems make about their audience? What assets do audiences bring that systems don't account for?
- What challenges does a new or inexperienced user face when engaging with a system for the first time?
