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Coursera: Specialization Spotlight: Interaction Design
Course Spotlight Series: Interaction Design, always open for enrollment, is led by Professor Scott Klemmer of UC San Diego. This article, based on an interview with the instructor, was written by Charlie Chung of Class Central. Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, exploded onto the scene in 2011, reaching 10M users in less than a year. Why is it so popular? Observers point to many things, but all agree that it was thoughtfully designed and masterfully crafted. Good design is becoming increasingly more important for many products and services today. Good design thinking in this day and age marries together the rich findings from cognitive science with artistic creativity, and design has become a combination of art + science. An example of the artistic element is in looking for hidden needs through close observation. Prof. Scott Klemmer calls this process “need-finding” and gives an example: Prof. Klemmer will cover both the art and science aspects in his si…