Assignments

Task: Create a full room design presentation: include moodboard, color palette, lighting plan, material list, and a short concept story. Submission Format: Slide deck or PDF Evaluation Criteria: Completeness, clarity, and professional quality

Task: Pick an existing room in your home. Redesign it by describing how you’d adjust its materials, lighting, and color scheme to create better harmony and mood. Submission Format: Before/after description + optional moodboard Evaluation Criteria: Insight, creativity, and logic in material-light-color relationship

Task: Design a color palette for a living room using a chosen scheme (analogous, monochromatic, or complementary). Include 5–7 swatches and usage notes. Submission Format: Palette image or PDF with descriptions Evaluation Criteria: Color harmony, reasoning, and creativity

Task: Create a lighting plan for a bedroom that uses all three types of lighting. Include placement and fixture choices. Submission Format: Sketch or digital layout with brief descriptions Evaluation Criteria: Functionality, creativity, and understanding of light layering

Task: Create a digital or physical material board with at least 3 natural and 3 synthetic materials. Label their properties and potential applications. Submission Format: Photo, PDF, or presentation Evaluation Criteria: Accuracy, aesthetic arrangement, and clarity

Task: Create an inclusive design solution for a public service app (e.g., emergency info, city services) with full documentation and accessibility consideration. Submission Format: Figma link, slides or case study PDF Evaluation Criteria: Accessibility, completeness, user-centered thinking

Task: Conduct a usability test on your prototype (with 2 users). Document key feedback and implement at least 3 changes. Submission Format: Before & after screenshots, summary of feedback Evaluation Criteria: Actionability of changes, documentation clarity

Task: Design a wireframe and basic interactive prototype for a 3-screen app (e.g., to-do app or weather app). Submission Format: Figma link with short video walkthrough or screenshots Evaluation Criteria: Usability, structure, clarity

Task: Create a user persona and empathy map based on a brief user interview (you can interview a friend or family member about a daily app they use). Submission Format: PDF or presentation slides Evaluation Criteria: Clarity, accuracy, user-centered insights

Task: Choose an app you use regularly. Identify 3 UX strengths and 3 weaknesses using a user-centered design lens. Submission Format: PDF or Google Doc (300–500 words) Evaluation Criteria: Insightfulness, alignment with UCD principles