The course will impart knowledge on the different aspects of visual communication design, emphasizing on virtual media platform. In contemporary visual design pedagogy, virtual media technology is an emerging paradigm. The course will emphasize on understanding of visual cognition, which is the key factor to achieve user-friendly design. Usage of contemporary technology like, eye tracking will also be introduced as user testing tool. The course will enable the students to learn visual design in virtual media through a methodological approach.
Intended audience
Students and professional from the disciple of Visual Communication design, User experience design or equivalent domain. It is a Elective Course for UG and PG of design and architecture domain, including B.Des, M.Des, B.Arch, M.Arch, B.FA, M.FA etc.
Pre-requisites NA
Industries that will recognize this course
Any User Experience design, Interaction design and Visual design companies.
1100 students have enrolled already!!
Course Instructor
Saptarshi Kolay is presently an Assistant Professor at Architecture and Planning department of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. After completing his under graduation in Architecture form Jadavpur University, he went on to explore User Centric design at Design Programme of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Along with teaching he is pursuing his PhD from the Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT-Roorkee. He was selected in student-exchange programme for Aalto University, Finland and Escola De Arte and Desino, Spain. He has received Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary, Yuva-Ratna award and has participated in Design workshop by MIT, Media lab. His current research interest includes gerontology and socio-cultural sustainability, way-finding design, visual narratives, etc.
Course Plan
Week 1Introduction to Visual Design
Introduction to Virtual Media Technology
Week 2Applications of Visual Design in Virtual Media Paradigm
Design Thinking and Visual Cognition
Week 3Contemporary Trends in Virtual-Media
Visual Design Methodology (continues to week 4)
Week 4Visual Design Methodology
Case Studies of Visual Design in Virtual Media Technology
Suggested reading
Krug, S. (2006) Don’t Make Me Think, Rider publication.
Lauer, D.A. and Pentak, S. (2008) Design Basics, Wadsworth Publishing.
Lupton, E. (2004) Thinking with Type: a critical guide for designers, writers, editors and students, Princeton Architectural Press.
Lidwell, W., Holden, K. and Butler, J. (2010) Universal Principles of Design, Rockport Publishers.
Anshel, J. (2005) Visual Ergonomics Handbook, Taylor & Francis.
Certification Exam
1. The exam is optional for a fee.
2.
Date and Time of Exams: April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) :
Morning session 9am to 12 noon;
3.
Exam for this course will be available in one session on both 28 and 29
April.
5.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification
exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the
exam registration form is published.
Certificate
1. Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score.
2. 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of 4 weeks course: Best 3 out of 4 assignments.
3.
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam
and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will
have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the
breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee. It will be
e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
