Outline
Outline
Please note that from 2020, this major will be renamed Digital Experience and Interation Design.
In the era of online communication – where websites and apps are the go-to for information – digital design must be engaging and accessible.
This major will give you a comprehensive education in digital design and new media.
It focuses on key principles and techniques in website design, user interface/experience design (UI/UX) and app design to build your creative and technical skills and knowledge.
This major has a strong industry and design research focus. There is an emphasis on concept generation, creative problem solving and aesthetics.
You’ll use current digital technologies to design innovative products and applications as solutions to real-world challenges. Projects are facilitated by experienced staff and industry specialists.
What jobs can the Digital Design course lead to?
Careers
- UX designer
- App and web designer / developer
- Multimedia designer
Industries
- Advertising / Marketing
- Media and communications
- Publishing
What you'll learn
- apply discipline knowledge of creative practice in design application, studio practice and critical discourse, contribute to evidence based practice through visual and technical research
- think critically and reflectively by incorporating creativity within design research, design practice and contemporary professional/industry practice
- critically evaluate design specific technologies and relevant design literature, synthesise information from a range of sources
- demonstrate effective audio/visual, spoken, written, graphic and technical communication appropriate to digital design within the confines of professional design practice, writing and production
- use and discern tools and technologies appropriate and relevant to the design, development, testing and production of digital content and its delivery
- demonstrate personal awareness of a design specific practice, apply effective self-directed learning skills; sustain an engagement with contemporary practices and the creative industries
- recognise the significance of international movements and influences in contemporary design and studio practice, understand and utilise international standards in cultural, regulatory and profession practice
- recognise the importance of cultural diversity and visual language, respect individuals from all cultures, develop cross-cultural collaborations that foster innovation and diversity in design activities, studio practice and production
- work independently and collaboratively, demonstrating design relevant professional practice and leadership skills, use responsible design, sustainable practices and ethical responsibilities within personal judgements