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DSGN 1Design of Everyday Things

4 units · DSGN · UC San Diego

A project-based course examining how principles from cognitive science apply to the design of things simple (doors) and complex (new technology). Learn about affordances, constraints, mappings, and conceptual models. Learn observational and design skills. Become a human-centered design thinker.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Fall (7 programs).

One of the options in (1)

  • Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (VA29)
What it opens up

Courses that list DSGN 1 as a prerequisite (8)