The Fall 2025 version of IAT-235Information Design
Course overview
Important information for an overview of Information Design.
Announcements
Class-wide announcements made over the term.
Projects and exercises
Course-work for the term.
Projects
Longer and more complex work.
P1: Clarity
- Individual project.
- From September 9 to September 23.
- Worth 10% of final grade.
P2: Wireframes
- Group project.
- From September 23 to October 21.
- Worth 25% of final grade.
P3: HTML/CSS
- Individual project.
- From October 21 to Nov 3.
- Worth 20% of final grade.
P4: Design and Develop
- Group project.
- From November 4 to December 2.
- Worth 25% of final grade.
Exercises
Sketching and code exercises to practice design and development.
Balance and Hierarchy Sketch
- From September 9 to Sept 15.
Frames Sketch
- From September 16 to Sept 22.
Divergence Sketch
- From September 23 to Oct 6.
HTML Exercise
- From October 7 to Oct 13.
CSS Exercise
- From October 14 to Oct 20.
CSS Layout Exercise
- From October 21 to Oct 27.
Git Exercise
- From October 28 to Nov 3.
Questions
- From November 4 to Nov 17.
Design System Exercise
- From November 18 to Nov 24.
Survey
- From November 25 to Dec 2.
Code tutorials
Course code tutorial files and links to live 'playgrounds' for completed tutorials.
HTML Tutorial
Introduction to HTML.
CSS Tutorial
Introduction to CSS.
Layout Tutorial
Introduction to CSS grids.
Lectures
All lectures slides for Fall 2025.
Developing Process (September 9)
An introduction to the course and thinking about an information and user experience design process.
Structuring Content (September 16)
Thinking about layout and structure to direct movement through content.
Bare Bones (September 23)
An introduction to interaction design and wireframing.
Semantics, Accessibility and Markup (October 7)
This week we will introduce HTML and how proper use can mean more accessible websites.
Accessible styling (October 14)
An introduction to responsive web design and styling your HTML with CSS.
Build Responsively (October 21)
Focusing on the building of responsive web layouts and an introduction to your final project.
Coding, coding, coding (October 28)
Time to work on HTML/CSS in the classroom.
Code review (November 4)
A week to sit down and discuss coding project submissions.
Technical Questions (November 18)
A lecture for answering any lingering questions you have about the final project, HTML, or CSS.
Support and Critiques (November 25)
Time for support and critiques on P4.