Project+Brief

=Project Brief= The project for this term will focus on designing the user experience for the Department of [|Visual Arts], York University. Under the Faculty of Fine Arts, Visual Arts is looking to establish a new web presence to incorporate all content relevant to its program. With input from Visual Arts faculty and the course director, students will design, implement and test new designs with the intention of full implementation.

This project will begin with an investigation into how and why people are accessing the current Visual Arts site, in order to gain a deeper understanding of how and why it is used. In doings so, students will be looking for opportunities to enhance the Visual Art's online appeal, both visually and functionally. These solutions will include designing new visuals and interface dynamics to improve the overall user experience.

[|Proposed VA Content] (Q+A with Guest Speaker Bill Kirby Notes)

**Process**
There will be 4 phases to the project. The first phase involves a envsioning and will serve as your creative and conceptual framework. The second phase will require students implementing a working prototype with functionality and visual to simulate a user experience. The third phase is to design and conduct a user test in order to evaluate the success of this prototype. The fourth phase is to refine or re-design the prototype based on the results of the user test. At this point the prototype would theoretically be ready for implementation by a client. A style guide is needed as a manual for other designers to use as the system is implemented, updated, edited and modified.

**Breakdown**
P1: Envision 20% P2: Prototype 25% P3: User Test 30% P4: Refined Prototype 30%

This is a group project and will be coordinated in teams of 2-3 people and will be ongoing throughout the term.