GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR ACCESSIBILITY
An introduction to designing for accessibility and inclusion including visual design research, design thinking, and digital fabrication.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ART 102 or 107 ), ART 346 , and ( ART 458 , 463 , 465 , 467 , 546 , 565 or 568 ), or declared in Art MFA or Design + Innovation MS Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Gather meaningful information about users and their experiences by asking, observing, learning, and surveying Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand the importance and the impact of designing for accessibility and inclusion Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze design problems and propose design interventions based on the user-centered process Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply an iterative design process, including prototyping skills with various analog and digital methods and testing for user experience design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Prepare high-quality professional documentation of the design process and presentation for a professional portfolio Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop an abstract for conference presentations and a gallery plan for an exhibition using the final projects Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Gather meaningful information about users and their experiences by asking, observing, learning, and surveying Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Understand the importance and the impact of designing for accessibility and inclusion Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze design problems and propose design interventions based on the user-centered process Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply an iterative design process, including prototyping skills with various analog and digital methods and testing for user experience design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Prepare high-quality professional documentation of the design process and presentation for a professional portfolio Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop an abstract for conference presentations and a gallery plan for an exhibition using the final projects Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027