Interaction Design Major - Bachelor of Design Te Tohu Paetahi mō te Hoahoa

Interaction design is the art and science of creating intuitive interactions between humans and digital products, systems or services with an emphasis on usability, user experience and human-centred design principles.

Interaction design covers design for digital web platforms (desktop, mobile and other devices), app design and product interface design. It can also include design for information systems, wayfinding and navigation, digital dashboards and controls, as well as wearable technologies, augmented and virtual spaces.

You’ll access our outstanding facilities and work individually and in teams on a variety of design projects to combine knowledge of human-centred frameworks, complex problem solving and visual systems to create design solutions to current and future challenges.

Career opportunities if you study interaction design

• Interaction designer
• Digital web designer
• User interface designer
• User experience designer (UX designer)
• App designer
• Service designer
• Extended Reality (XR) designer

Interaction designers work collaboratively with a range of other professionals, including software engineers, industrial designers and product managers.