%SECTION Academic Unit %Country USA-PA, Pittsburgh %Keyname CMU %Shortname Carnegie Mellon Univ., Department of Design %Institution Carnegie Mellon University %Unit Department of Design %Address Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA %Phone +01-412-268-2828 %Fax +01-412-268-3088 %Email dan+@andrew.cmu.edu %Contact Daniel Boyarski %Updated 1993-04-13 %Degrees Planned HCI Master's in 1994 %HCI_MS_Theses %HCI_PhD_Theses %HCI_MS_Current %HCI_PhD_Current %Description %Facilities %SECTION HCI Program %Contact Daniel Boyarski %Title Professor %Address Department of Design Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA USA %Email dan+@andrew.cmu.edu %Phone +01-412-268-6842 %FAX +01-412-268-3088 %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Daniel Boyarski %Title Professor %Degree MFA, 1973, Indiana University, Graphic Design; Post-graduate work, 1979, Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel, Switzerland, Graphic Design and Film Animation %Phone +01-412-268-6842 %Email dan+@andrew.cmu.edu %Interests + * information design * human-computer interaction design * communication theory and practice %Publications + * Boyarski, D. (1993) "Under the Communication Umbrella: From Text to Interface" Proceedings of the 41st Technical Writer's Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. * Boyarski, D. (1986) "Helping Developers See the User's Point of View: A Graphic Designer's Perspective" Proceedings of the NCGA'86 Conference. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Visual Interface Design %Number 51.458 %Instructor Daniel Boyarski %Frequency Annual %Times_Taught 4 %Enrollment 12 - 16 %Format Lectures + an interface project for a client %Tools Paper-based tools and MacroMind Director %Text + * Laurel * Norman * Tognazzini %Description The organization and display of information in the context of an interactive program is the focus of the course. Students from different disciplines work in teams through the semester. Issues of human-centered design, evaluation, and design by iteration are emphasized, as well as teamwork and visual/verbal presentation techniques.