Visual Interaction Designers

Learn as much as you can about interaction design and software development by reading books and watching videos about these fields. One book suggestion: Interaction Design: From Concept to Completion, by Jamie Steane and Joyce Yee.

Visit the Web sites of professional associations to learn more about information technology. Some organizations even have membership categories for students. For example, the Association for Computing Machinery offers membership for high school and college students. Members receive Communications of the ACM and XRDS (the organization’s magazine for students) and other resources. The Technology Student Association (https://tsaweb.org) is a membership organization for middle school and high school students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It offers academic competitions (including in coding and software development), summer exploration programs, and other exploration opportunities. Visit http://www.tsaweb.org for more information.

Talk to interaction designers about their educational training and careers. Ask your computer science teacher or school counselor to help set up an interview.