ah teaches graphic design (term schedule)

The schedule for the Spring 2026 term of IAT-102Graphic Design

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January 6 (Wk 01)
January 13 (Wk 02)
January 20 (Wk 03)
January 27 (Wk 04)
February 3 (Wk 05)
February 10 (Wk 06)
February 24 (Wk 07)
March 3 (Wk 08)
March 10 (Wk 09)
March 17 (Wk 10)
March 24 (Wk 11)
March 31 (Wk 12)
April 7 (Wk 13)

Spring 2026 term of IAT-102Graphic Design
Date (Week)	In lecture	Activities	Due	Reading(s)
January 6 (01)	Sketchapalooza An overview of the course and the fundamentals of sketching and design process.	Introduction to Figma Introduction to P1: Process To Infinity, and Beyond		Lupton, Ellen. (2021). "History (selections from chapter)." Extra Bold. Princeton Architectural Press.
January 13 (02)	Seeing How We See Perception and design principles.	P1 critiques Figma tutorial Using the Basics		Lupton, Ellen and Phillips, Jennifer C. (2015). "Gestalt Principles (98-115), Framing (116-127)." Graphic Design: The New Basics (2nd Ed). Princeton Architectural Press.
January 20 (03)	A Type of History An introduction to typography and working with type in design.	P1 critiques Introduction to P2: Layout Exploring Type	P1: Process	Pater, Ruben. (2019). "Selections from." The Politics of Design. BIS Publishers.
January 27 (04)	Layout Construction Composition and organizing content across a series of pages.	P2 critiques Figma tutorial Composing Fidelity		Dyson, Mary C.. (2019). "What do we mean by legibility? (Chapter 1)." Legibility. Design Regression.
February 3 (05)	Context Shmontext Understanding how context and audience plays into understanding our design.	P2 critiques Exploring Meaning		Hall, Sean. (2012). "Selections from." This means this, this means that: A user's guide to semiotics. Laurence King.
February 10 (06)	Now Presenting: Design An introduction to presenting and presenting design work.	P2 critiques Introduction to P3: Presenting Sketching Slides	P2: Layout	Hogan, Lara. (2017). "Step Zero (Chapter 1) , Writing Your Presentation (Chapter 4)." Demystifying Public Speaking. A Book Apart.
February 24 (07)	Now: In Colour Starting to work with the complexities of colour in design.	P3 critiques COLOUR!		Sherin, Aaris. (2012). "Communicating with Color." Design Elements, Color Fundamentals. Quarto Publishing Group.
March 3 (08)	Punctual Practice Presentations Practice presentations for P3.	P3 demo presentations		Hogan, Lara. (2017). "The Talk." Demystifying Public Speaking. A Book Apart.
March 10 (09)	I'm Presenting Here! Presenting and listening to others present..	P3 final presentations	P3: Presenting
March 17 (10)	Portfolio-ing An introduction to creating a portfolio (for yourself).	Introduction to P4: Portfolio Who Are You?		Latin, Matej. (2024). "90% of designers are unhireable?." Retrieved 1/27/2026, from https://uxdesign.cc/90-of-designers-are-unhirable-3a8238e3cca2
March 24 (11)	Considering Interaction Starting to think about interaction as it relates to graphic design.	Figma tutorial P4 critiques Sketching Interaction		Lupton, Ellen. (2014). "Type and Interface." Type on Screen. Princeton Architectural Press.
March 31 (12)	Let's Get Ethical Considering ethics in graphic design.	P4 critiques Survey		Montiero, Mike. (2018). "Design's Lost Generation." Retrieved 1/27/2026, from https://monteiro.medium.com/designs-lost-generation-ac7289549017
April 7 (13)	What Do I Do Now? Final portfolio reviews and where to continue with design.	Final P4 critiques Critique quiz	P4: Portfolio Survey