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Design thinking, visual articulation and a love for learning guide my actions as a graphic and interactive designer, a design educator, a cross disciplinarian, and a digital conceptualist. This is a selection of my projects, essays and experiences. To learn more about me please email me or download my design & teaching philosophy and my curriculum vitae. |
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| Adjunct Professor, NCSU, module 1 & 2, Fall 2006 Imaging for Graphic Design III: web design The eight-week Imaging III module is a three-credit support course to the Junior's Graphic Design studio. downloadable PDFs »Course Syllabus »Charrette 1: Map it »Project Brief 1: Planning »Charrette 2: Storytelling »Project Brief 2: Visualization »Project Brief 3: Prototype Using an existing magazine as a foundation, students explore a variety of processes to plan for and design a content rich online publication. I ask students to focus specifically on planning for web content and navigation, developing a unique visual identity, clear presentation of concepts and effective project management. I introduce students to the concepts of information architecture, accessibility and functionality with sitemap and wireframe exercises. Students then incorporate scenario building exercises to help visualize a user's experience and problem solve navigational issues. They develop their publication's visual identity in a moodboard poster prior to designing page layouts. Weekly readings are offered to build awareness of relevant issues surrounding interactive design. To keep an open dialog between modules, students respond to readings via the class blog. Throughout the course I emphasize collaboration as key to the web design process. Students kick-off project phases and learn new processes in several in-class charrettes. In groups, they develop scenarios and learn about site planning by constructing physical site maps using magazine pages. I also like to incorporate outside resources (e.g. grad students, guest lecturers and professional critics). Students ultimately create a working prototype (HTML and/or Flash) of a user's navigational path through their site. My focus is upon teaching an overview of web design processes and methods. Since technology changes rapidly I believe it's an imperative future skill that students learn how to learn software on their own. I point them to tutorials and resources, and encourage them to problem solve with each other. |
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| All content (including design, writing and research) copyright Jamie E. Gray, 2007, unless otherwise attributed. Technical advisement provided by agrayspace creative. |
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