Living in the Interface: Expanding the Language of Interaction Design
22 March - 26 March, 2021
For The University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
(Thank you to Emily Smith for the invitation.)
Workshop Brief & Intro
A critical and exploratory look at the language that frames the ways we live and move through our screen-based lifestyles! Language matters!
Creative writing meets interaction design.
During this workshop, we will ask ourselves:
- What new interactions can be designed with being super specific about the language we use?
- Then, how do we design the language we’ve written into a screen-based interaction?
This workshop is both experimental and applied, introducing methods of design-research and “language mapping” that have proven useful in developing real-world interaction proposals and working with UX/UI teams.
We will create a suite of mini-projects exploring new interactions for our "language-interface" designs.
Keywords & phrases:
- screen-based lifestyles
- interaction design
- speculation & experimentation
- re-learning basic coding concepts
Schedule
Day 1 - Idea Forming
Warm-Ups
Exercise #1 - Interface Annotations
Day 2 - Finding the Words
Exercise #2 - Layer Statements for Living
Exercise #3 - Experimental SCRUM (Intro)
Day 3 - Visualizing the Sentences & Stories
Virtual Background Warm-up
Exercise #3 - Experimental SCRUM (Cont.)
Day 4 - Periods, Punctuations, & Prototyping
Prototyping & Writing
Day 5 - Designing for new Meanings
Presentations & Reflections
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For details on the exercises and concepts, see the googleDoc below. ︎︎︎
Omni-Google Doc
Navigating the Unfamiliar in the Interface
by Max Lindner![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98e133004dbebe5f5120a810cd15e1c19cbcc73e350c38c314d2e45e716f0241/maxprototype.gif)
Gossiping for Enjoyment in the Interface
by Katherine Hoy![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f23773ea216917e64c30eeb1df1620a8e1d7c9541f1238573bfe4652b8edfca2/katieprototype.gif)
Organizing for Clarity in the Interface
by Kip Martin![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cc9e04ce0c16004ef99604589172af0effa841b5f988a48a44b9d54ea12bc8c/KipsPrototype.gif)
Squatting for Strengthening in the Interface
by Jungwon Kim![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d0545d600ef3584d6274f733bfa2ab6ed74dc80c4d0636e7aa80d05acc237bc/JungwonsPrototype.gif)
See all here ︎︎︎ ♡ Dictionary Prototypes (◕‿◕)♡