Spp3 - University of Hertfordshire 10

Having taken an interest in interaction design courses I thought that I would conduct a search based on based on this, and I came across the University of Hertfordshire's course called Interactive Media.

Interactive Multimedia (Information Design) is an award inside the Postgraduate Media Programme. Throughout contemporary networked culture, multimedia is a main form of communication for reporting factual information, for providing explanations, for the sharing of ideas, and for various social and economic transactions.

The effective design of these types of interaction brings together a detailed design understanding of visual and sonic elements, of the ways users may behave, and a body of technical knowledge and skills. In Interactive Multimedia (Information Design) there is an interest in things like web pages, point-of-sales and point-of-information displays, public space guides, screen and sound based instruction manuals for products and processes, information architecture in virtual spaces, the interface of databases and other information resources.

Interactive Multimedia Design is about the careful design of interfaces that communicate clearly, accurately, effectively. It is concerned with understanding people, developing Design Heuristics, and creating artefacts that work well. There is an emphasis on design-for-purpose, on usability, legibility of text, image and interactivity itself.

What interests me about this course is that its main content is about the front end designing, not just for digital aspects i.e. computers but also focuses on point of sale and usability.

It is just under a hour and 30 minutes away from home so I am happy with distance and the fees are not badly priced this potentially a contender for the final four. Having looked through quite a few courses I can now see a pattern on what I am looking for in postgraduate courses.