Mindful Design
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Mindful Design curriculum
Getting Started
Unit 1
Intro & Welcome
#1
Welcome to Mindful Design
Free to read
4:34 mins
#2
The Tools You’ll Need
5:03 mins
#3
Getting the Most out of the Course
5:08 mins
The Theory
Unit 2
Attention & Distraction
#4
Attentional Systems
9:10 mins
#5
The Default Mode Network
10:07 mins
#6
Cognitive Economy
Free to read
14:11 mins
#7
Categories and Modes
11:14 mins
#8
Designing With Attention in Mind
49:23 mins
Unit 3
Vision & Perception
#9
Object Recognition
14:49 mins
#10
Gestalt Principles
23:43 mins
#11
Gestalt Exercise: Introduction
6:11 mins
#12
Gestalt Exercise: Walkthrough
50:33 mins
#13
Contrast
19:18 mins
#14
Contrast Exercise: Introduction
6:04 mins
#15
Contrast Exercise: Walkthrough
31:03 mins
#16
Convention, Signifiers and Metaphor
19:01 mins
#17
Convention, Signifiers and Metaphor in Action
32:27 mins
Unit 4
Learning & Memory
#18
How We Learn
22:30 mins
#19
System, Designed and Mental Models
20:48 mins
#20
Designing Learnability
19:00 mins
#21
Onboarding Walkthoughs
54:33 mins
Unit 5
Expectation & Surprise
#22
Expectation, and Surprise as Novelty
11:50 mins
#23
Prediction and Prediction Error
9:37 mins
#24
Schemas & Schematic Violation
12:27 mins
#25
You are here
Predictive Mental Models
Free to read
10:14 mins
#26
Documenting Mental Models
32:17 mins
Unit 6
Motivation & Reward
#27
Motivation, Reward and Behaviourism
16:19 mins
#28
Self-Determination Theory
17:08 mins
#29
Designing for Self-Determination
25:49 mins
#30
Reward & Motivation Examples
19:45 mins
Preparing for a Project
Unit 7
Process & Philosophy
#31
The Design Process
Free to read
6:52 mins
#32
Sensemaking & Placemaking
19:57 mins
#33
Project Kick-off
17:47 mins
The Practical
Unit 8
Research & Synthesis
#34
Research & Synthesis
21:20 mins
#35
Planning Our Research
43:24 mins
#36
Observational Research
34:53 mins
#37
Desk Research
21:18 mins
#38
Synthesising Research
5:19 mins
#39
Affinity Maps
26:02 mins
#40
User Personas
24:21 mins
#41
Empathy Maps
29:51 mins
Unit 9
Problem Space
#42
Documenting a Problem Space
8:03 mins
#43
Mental Models
#44
Problem & Empowerment Statements
Free to read
20:10 mins
#45
How Might We…
40:30 mins
Unit 10
Solution Space
#46
Solution Space Exploration
9:01 mins
#47
Feature Canvas
8:02 mins
#48
OOUX
52:04 mins
#49
Moment Mapping
17:28 mins
#50
Moment Flows
24:37 mins
#51
User Journey Mapping
15:34 mins
Unit 11
Scribbles & Wireframes
#52
Scribbles & Wireframes
16:43 mins
#53
Information Architecture
27:38 mins
#54
Thumbnails
36:05 mins
#55
Wireframes
55:54 mins
Unit 12
Design Fundamentals
#56
Design Foundations
5:22 mins
#57
An Introduction to Design Tokens
12:32 mins
#58
Typography
1 hr 30 mins
#59
Playing With Type Scales
Free to read
1 hr 10 mins
#60
Typography Exercise: Introduction
13:45 mins
#61
Typography Exercise: Walkthrough
31:38 mins
#62
Colour
51:00 mins
#63
Palette Exploration Exercise: Intro
31:45 mins
#64
Palette Exploration Exercise: Walkthrough
7:43 mins
#65
Colour Exercise: Intro
2:17 mins
#66
Colour Exercise: Walkthrough
2:37 mins
#67
Style & Character
29:32 mins
#68
Style Explorations Exercise: Introduction
10:38 mins
#69
Style Explorations Exercise: Walkthrough
Free to read
26:27 mins
Unit 13
Prototype & Delivery
#70
Preparing for Prototypes
Free to read
37:56 mins
#71
Prototype Exercise: Introduction
#72
Prototype Exercise: Walkthrough
55:00 mins
#73
Interactive Prototype Exercise Introduction
20:24 mins
#74
Interactive Prototype Walkthrough
22:36 mins
Wrapping Up
Unit 14
Wrapping Up
#75
What’s Next?
19:34 mins
#76
Final Thoughts
3:15 mins
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The Theory
Expectation & Surprise
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