The Spring 2026 version of IAT-102Graphic Design (SD) (IAT-102)
For students from high schools (school districts) within British Columbia. For SFU undergraduate students please go to the regular section of the course.
On this page:
Course overview
Important information for an overview of Graphic Design (SD).
Projects and exercises
Course-work for the term.
Projects
Longer and more complex work.
P1: Process
- Individual project.
- From January 6 to January 20.
- Worth 10% of final grade.
P2: Layout
- Group project.
- From January 20 to February 10.
- Worth 20% of final grade.
P3: Presenting
- Group project.
- From February 10 to March 10.
- Worth 15% of final grade.
P4: Portfolio
- Individual project.
- From March 17 to April 7.
- Worth 30% of final grade.
Exercises
For sketching practice and feedback.
To Infinity, and Beyond
- From January 6 to January 12.
Using the Basics
- From January 13 to January 19.
Exploring Type
- From January 20 to January 26.
Composing Fidelity
- From January 27 to February 2.
Exploring Meaning
- From February 3 to February 9.
Sketching Slides
- From February 10 to February 23.
COLOUR!
- From February 24 to March 2.
Who Are You?
- From March 17 to March 23.
Sketching Interaction
- From March 24 to March 30.
Survey
- From March 31 to April 7.
Lectures
All lectures slides for Spring 2026.
Sketchapalooza (January 6)
An overview of the course and the fundamentals of sketching and design process.
Seeing How We See (January 13)
Perception and design principles.
A Type of History (January 20)
An introduction to typography and working with type in design.
Layout Construction (January 27)
Composition and organizing content across a series of pages.
Context Shmontext (February 3)
Understanding how context and audience plays into understanding our design.
Now Presenting: Design (February 10)
An introduction to presenting and presenting design work.
Now: In Colour (February 24)
Starting to work with the complexities of colour in design.
Punctual Practice Presentations (March 3)
A practice presentation day.
I'm Presenting Here! (March 10)
Presenting and listening to others present..
Portfolio-ing (March 17)
An introduction to creating a portfolio (for yourself).
Considering Interaction (March 24)
Starting to think about interaction as it relates to graphic design.
Let's Get Ethical (March 31)
Considering ethics in graphic design.
What Do I Do Now? (April 7)
Final portfolio reviews for the class.