Unusual Internet was a course on the conception and design of websites. The course was for third and fourth semester students at Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
The interfaces of most websites follow the same design principles over and over again. In short, websites tend to look the same. The interfaces are simplified, the design is standardised. We rarely come across provocative or unusual interfaces.
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Designers should experiment more and try something new. Out of the comfort zone and into the unusual. To achieve this, the »Unusual Internet« course took a close look at UI elements (buttons, typography, scrolling, etc.). Students experimented with these elements on a weekly basis.
Student Experiments
Below you can find a selection of experiments that were created in the last semester.
Unusual Cursor by Lisa Halbgewachs
Unusual Cursor by Karina Kurasheva
Unusual Buttons by Thea Roelkes
Unclickable Button by Diana Butin
Unusual Scrolling by Karina Kurasheva
Developer console to navigate by Sarah Heerlein
Handwriting by Delan Peters
Unusual Cursor by Dean Schwarz
Unusual Buttons by Lisa Halbgewachs
Final Projects
View the final projects on unusual-inter.net
»Unusual Internet« — University of applies sciences Mainz, Winter semester 2022 / 23