The Fall 2025 version of IAT-102Graphic Design (IAT-102)
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Course overview
Important information for an overview of Graphic Design.
Announcements
Class-wide announcements made over the term.
Projects and exercises
Course-work for the term.
Projects
Longer and more complex work.
P1: Process
- Individual project.
- From September 3 to September 17.
- Worth 10% of final grade.
P2: Layout
- Group project.
- From September 17 to October 8.
- Worth 20% of final grade.
P3: Presenting
- Group project.
- From October 8 to October 29.
- Worth 15% of final grade.
P4: Portfolio
- Individual project.
- From October 29 to November 26.
- Worth 30% of final grade.
Exercises
For sketching practice and feedback.
To Infinity, and Beyond
- From September 3 to September 8.
Using the Basics
- From September 10 to September 15.
Exploring Type
- From September 17 to September 22.
Composing Fidelity
- From September 24 to September 29.
Exploring Meaning
- From October 1 to October 6.
Sketching Slides
- From October 8 to October 13.
COLOUR!
- From October 15 to October 20.
Who Are You?
- From October 29 to November 3.
Sketching Interaction
- From November 5 to November 10.
Survey
- From November 12 to November 26.
Lectures
All lectures slides for Fall 2025.
Sketchapalooza (September 3)
An overview of the course and the fundamentals of sketching and design process.
Seeing How We See (September 10)
Perception and design principles.
A Type of History (September 17)
An introduction to typography and working with type in design.
Layout Construction (September 24)
Composition and organizing content across a series of pages.
Context Shmontext (October 1)
Understanding how context and audience plays into understanding our design.
Now Presenting: Design (October 8)
An introduction to presenting and presenting design work.
Now: In Colour (October 15)
Starting to work with the complexities of colour in design.
Punctual Practice Presentations (October 22)
Practice presentations for P3.
Portfolio-ing (October 29)
An introduction to creating a portfolio (for yourself).
Considering Interaction (November 5)
Starting to think about interaction as it relates to graphic design.
Let's Get Ethical (November 12)
Starting to think about interaction as it relates to graphic design.
Critique week (November 19)
Feedback week for P4.
What Do I Do Now? (November 26)
Final portfolio reviews and where to continue with design.