Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate community design needs in Bronx businesses and school spaces through teacher-supported interviews and observation notes to identify user-centered problems.
Students will be able to synthesize empathy map evidence and interview notes about classmates or community members to define a clear design problem for a specific audience.
Students will be able to analyze examples of local graphics, signage, posters, and app visuals to identify visual design choices that affect accessibility, clarity, and audience response.
Students will be able to create multiple low-fidelity paper sketches and mood boards for a community design solution that responds to identified user needs.
Students will be able to test low-fidelity prototypes with peer or community feedback and refine one design improvement based on user response.
Students will be able to justify visual and technical design decisions using accessibility checks, originality, and ethical media-making criteria including AI bias and copyright concerns.
Students will be able to collaborate to develop a shared problem statement and higher-fidelity prototype for a local Bronx business that can be presented to authentic stakeholders.
Products
User Research Portfolio and Low-Fidelity Prototype
Each student submits a process portfolio showing firsthand user research, an empathy map, a defined design problem, and a low-fidelity prototype for a Bronx community design need. The portfolio also includes a short designer statement explaining how user evidence shaped the prototype and one revision made after feedback.
Community Business Graphic Campaign and Stakeholder Pitch
Teams produce a shared problem statement and a higher-fidelity graphic or branded media solution for a local Bronx business, ready for presentation to authentic stakeholders. The final pitch explains how individual research and prototypes informed the team’s design decisions, accessibility choices, and revisions.
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