Readings for the Fall 2025 version of IAT-102Graphic Design
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When are readings due?
Please try to complete readings before the lecture time. All readings are linked on Canvas with direct links provided below when possible.
Weekly reading list
All readings for the term, listed by week.
September 3 (Week 1)
(2021). "History (selections from chapter)." Extra Bold. Princeton Architectural Press.
September 10 (Week 2)
(2015). "Gestalt Principles (98-115), Framing (116-127)." Graphic Design: The New Basics (2nd Ed). Princeton Architectural Press.
September 17 (Week 3)
(2019). "Selections from." The Politics of Design. BIS Publishers.
September 24 (Week 4)
(2019). "What do we mean by legibility? (Chapter 1)." Legibility. Design Regression.
October 1 (Week 5)
(2012). "Selections from." This means this, this means that: A user's guide to semiotics. Laurence King.
October 8 (Week 6)
(2017). "Step Zero (Chapter 1) , Writing Your Presentation (Chapter 4)." Demystifying Public Speaking. A Book Apart.
October 15 (Week 7)
(2012). "Communicating with Color." Design Elements, Color Fundamentals. Quarto Publishing Group.
October 22 (Week 8)
(2017). "The Talk." Demystifying Public Speaking. A Book Apart.
October 29 (Week 9)
(2024). "90% of designers are unhireable?." Retrieved 8/31/2025, from https://uxdesign.cc/90-of-designers-are-unhirable-3a8238e3cca2
November 5 (Week 10)
(2014). "Type and Interface." Type on Screen. Princeton Architectural Press.
November 12 (Week 11)
(2000). "To be announced." Retrieved 8/31/2025, from
November 19 (Week 12)
No readings.
November 26 (Week 13)
No readings.