This course is designed to enhance a student’s understanding of how visual information can be organized and presented in multimedia applications through proper interface design. It focuses on fundamental design principles and methodologies essential for the production of effective multimedia presentations. Computer graphic tools, for both raster and vector image manipulation, are examined in-depth as the means for creating images suitable for multimedia applications for CD?ROM and the Web. But more importantly students will have the knowledge to analysis good and bad interface design and the psychology of the user interface and user centered design.

Students will learn to dynamically control movieclips including properties such as rotation, movement, transparency, and size. Nested movieclips will be used to create advanced control over animation. Dynamically loaded movieclips will be explored to facilitate external loading of pictures and other files into the current file.

This may include such topics as the psychology of the user interface, the way words and images can interact with the user's sub-conscious, multimedia design tips and strategies, multimedia navigation/functionality and interface design for the CD-ROM/web page.

Program Context:

The Interactive Multimedia Post-Graduate Program teaches students how to understand and apply advanced-level technology, design and project management tools and techniques to create interactive products for CD-ROM and the Web. Emphasis is placed on the delivery of real-world applications that meet client requirements and satisfy user needs.

This design course focuses on the principles, criteria and methodologies used in creating, organizing and communicating visual content for multimedia applications. The student will use several graphic software programs to create, manipulate and optimize a variety of image types for inclusion in CD-ROM and Web based applications.