Summary and Setup

This is a new lesson built with The Carpentries Workbench.

##After following this lesson, learners will be able to:##

• When presented with a software example, learner will be able to identify areas causing higher cognitive load (things aren’t aligned, too many fonts/sizes, not enough space, illogical item groupings)

  • Basic literacy in evaluating a design

• When presented with a software example, learner will be able to call out what ‘stands out first, second, and third’ on the page in an order similar to the instructer’s own perception.

• When given a list of software functions, ranked by importance, learner will be able to create a layout using shapes and text that establishes a hierarchy

• Learner will be able to recite 3 key best practices of layout design

• When given a list of field names, learner will be able to correctly identify when use of technical language (Acrynoms, database speak, high level vocab) is helpful or harmful

  • defining language that may be unfamilliar to others
  • using simpler language when possible

• How can you improve existing software

• How can you create something new

• Be able to create and fix “clutter”

• Create design hirearchy

Prerequisite

• Basic diagramming (ie: drawing shapes with Powerpoint, miro board, Figma, MS Paint, Pen & Paper, Excalidraw)

To take this class, you must: - have access to an internet connection - Be able to open a mural link in a web browser - Have a method of drawing. This can be digital or pen and paper. - If you use pen and paper, you need a way to photograph it and share it online.

No software installation is required for this class