IXD414, 'Design Systems', Spring 2026
T/R / 12:30-03:10pm / Chalmers 307
Matt Kirkland / mattk@ku.edu

IXD414 - Designing with Systems

This is a studio course about designing digital products for the screen, with an emphasis on designing with systems in mind. This syllabus will be updated with more information throughout the semester. I'll let you know in class about updates.

Questions? mattk@ku.edu.

Day 011

March 3 2026

It's Tuesday. Let's move the Inventory forward.

  • Hello
  • Teach an Old Person
  • Review your protos / user testing. How'd it go?
  • Applying brand research to your prototype

DUE Thursday 3/5: Take a first pass at styling your prototype with your new brand, and FORCE yourself to use elements from your inherited brand research doc. Donโ€™t add or enhance, just try to use the inherited brand strictly. Our goal is to discuss on Thursday: what worked? what didn't? What's broken or missing?

You can also fix any ux problems you discovered in your testing round.