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Aug 31, 2025
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GD 3810 - Digital Design Systems
Credits: 3
Course Type: Studio
In this junior-level UX/UI course, students learn about the importance of creating a digital design system with scalability and developer handoff in mind. Students will design, spec, and create reusable components and usage guidelines with user affordances, mental models, and accessibility in mind. Additionally, students will learn about the relationship between design systems, pattern libraries, component libraries, and style guides. Upon successful completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to develop, design, and implement a design system that is consistent and scalable.
Prerequisites: GD 3105 - User Prototyping
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Assess contemporary user interface designs to evaluate their strengths and opportunities.
- Identify common affordances and mental models, and apply common use cases to completed component design.
- Design a set of basic components to be applied to a user interface in alignment with brand identity and accessibility standards.
- Develop usage guidelines and specs containing clear communication for when and how to use design components.
GD 3810 Course Learning Outcomes Rubric
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