The Ultimate Guide to Visual Perception and Design

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How This Course Will Help Your Career

What You’ll Learn

  • How visual perception is formed, based on an understanding of the anatomy of the eye
  • What the theories of human color vision are, as well as important color considerations for your designs
  • How to apply color information to designs
  • How to apply Gestalt principles, such as the law of proximity and the figure/ground organization, so as to create effective designs
  • How imagery, context, and attention form important considerations for all kinds of designs
  • How humans perceive objects, and how to use that knowledge for screen-based interfaces

Human vision is an amazing ability; we are capable of interpreting our surroundings so as to interact safely and accurately with little conscious effort. However, we are well attuned to nature and things that occur naturally in our environment, which has significant implications for design. Unless man-made products are attuned to, and support, human visual perception, the viewing experience suffers and there is significant potential that users will be unable to use your products quickly, safely, or without error. For this reason, it is essential that we investigate how we see the world and why we see things in the way we do in order to know what we can do to ensure our products provide the best viewing experience possible. This is why we have developed “The Ultimate Guide to Visual Perception and Design,” and why it is such an important topic for designers to master.

For those of us who are blessed with good eyesight, we seldom consider it. That’s why going off to investigate the whys and hows involved is a little like trying to get behind the wind for the sake of finding the exact spot where it comes from. Happily, getting to the bottom of the phenomena involved in visual perception is a lot less laborious, and perhaps infinitely more fascinating. During the course, we will first cover the basic anatomy of the human eye so as to understand how vision is formed. We will then look at lots of different designs, evaluating each one according to specific aspects of the human visual experience. We will also identify how we can improve designs to support human vision better and improve usability as a direct result. Using the knowledge it imparts earlier on, this course will then analyze the design of icons in screen-based interfaces.

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Is This Course Right for You?

This is an advanced-level course greatly relevant to designers, particularly visual designers and UI designers, who are interested in creating effective software interfaces:

  • UI and visual designers keen on boosting their work experience with solid theory on visual perception and Gestalt principles
  • UX designers interested in gaining a deep understanding of how to create user interfaces and graphics that are effective
  • Project managers who want to learn how to use colors and graphics to communicate with users effectively
  • Software engineers who are interested in boosting their careers with an understanding of visual perception and design
  • Entrepreneurs with some exposure to visual or graphic design who want to improve how their products communicate with graphics
  • Newcomers to design who are considering a career in design

Courses in the Interaction Design Foundation are designed to contain comprehensive, evidence-based content, while ensuring that the learning curve is never too steep. All participants will have the opportunity to share ideas, seek help with tests, and enjoy the social aspects afforded by our open and friendly forum.

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You’ll join a global community and work together to improve your skills and career opportunities. Connect with helpful peers and make friends with like-minded individuals as you push deeper into the exciting and booming industry of design.

Lessons in This Course

  • Each week, one lesson becomes available.
  • There's no time limit to finish a course. Lessons have no deadlines.
  • Estimated learning time: 13 hours 34 mins spread over 7 weeks .

Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction

Available once you start the course. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 43 mins.

Lesson 1: An Introduction to Human Vision

Available once you start the course. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 7 mins.

Lesson 2: Visual Perception and Colour Vision

Available anytime after Dec 20, 2024. Estimated time to complete: 2 hours 55 mins.

Lesson 3: The Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organisation

Available anytime after Dec 27, 2024. Estimated time to complete: 3 hours 44 mins.

Lesson 4: Important Considerations: Imagery, Context and Attention

Available anytime after Jan 03, 2025. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 53 mins.

Lesson 5: Object Perception and Design

Available anytime after Jan 10, 2025. Estimated time to complete: 50 mins.

Lesson 6: Visual Perception, Design Examples and Elaboration

Available anytime after Jan 17, 2025. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 22 mins.

Lesson 7: Course Certificate, Final Networking, and Course Wrap-up

Available anytime after Jan 24, 2025.

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