You will create a page on your Github User Page that synthesizes and reflects on all of the work you have accomplished throughout the semester in a Medium-style blog post. This webpage will be a Design Manifesto which reflects on the semester as a whole and outputs how it has impacted your design philosophy. The definition of manifesto is "A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature", and this document should work as a list of the 5+ most important points of your design philosophy learned in this class, why those points are important (evidence!), and specifics for how you might apply these concepts in the future.
By the end of this assignment, your Github User Page should contain:
You should do this individually.
Before you begin writing your design manifesto/philosophy, think carefully about the following questions:
Design is rarely divorced from our personal lens - our experiences, our expertise, our beliefs. These aspects all mold the applications of technology that you find exciting
Together, these questions should guide you to at least 5 main points that define your design process. At least one of these points should include a personal code of ethics (perhaps with sub-points), and another point should encompass your approach to accessibility in design. To do this, imagine you must translate the processes/skills you gathered in this course to an entirely new scenario (let’s say Augmented Reality, or Information Visualization). How would you apply this manifesto premise to this new context? Why would you want to?
Your takeaways should be evidence-driven. That means that when you discuss these topics, you should frequently reference (and show examples of!) the project that you completed or cite relevant readings and figures.
At least one of your main points should include your personal code of ethics and specific approach to incorporating accessibility for designing technological solutions. The remaining 3 or more guiding principles of your manifesto are up to you.
No HCI-course examples available, but think of this assignment like a Medium-style post.
Post as a link to your Individual Course Webpage on the appropriate Slack channel.
This assignment will be graded on a scale of 14 points: