What is digital design?

Learning Intentions

You have chosen an elective course in digital design.
In this course we are going to:
- Design and build a website on a topic of your choice
- Create computer graphics and animations for our website
- Create and edit digital media such as audio and video
- Learn how to work as a team
- Learn how to write some code
The course is divided into several units that involve a theory and practical test.
At the end of the course you will be able to achieve a qualification.

Part 1: Collaborative digital design
- Learn more about collaborative digital design
- How the industry works
- Using visual design techniques
Part 2: The Web Industry
- Planning a web project
- Web Design
- Web Development
Part 3: User experience and interaction design
- What makes something usable?
- Target audience and who is the user?
- Product prototyping
- Wireframing and UX

Part 4: Graphics and animation
- Making a brand
- Developing computer graphics
- Making an infographic
- Developing an animation
Part 5: Computer audio
- Audio capture and editing
- Podcasting
Part 6: Computer video
- Video capture and editing
- Capturing own video and editing it

Part 7: Building an industry-standard website
- How websites are built in the industry
- HTML and CSS
- JavaScript
- Server-side coding
Part 8: Building an app