Readings for the Spring 2026 version of IAT-102Graphic Design (SD)
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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.
January 6 (Week 1)
(2021). "History (selections from chapter)." Extra Bold. Princeton Architectural Press.
January 13 (Week 2)
(2015). "Gestalt Principles (98-115), Framing (116-127)." Graphic Design: The New Basics (2nd Ed). Princeton Architectural Press.
January 20 (Week 3)
(2019). "Selections from." The Politics of Design. BIS Publishers.
January 27 (Week 4)
(2019). "What do we mean by legibility? (Chapter 1)." Legibility. Design Regression.
February 3 (Week 5)
(2012). "Selections from." This means this, this means that: A user's guide to semiotics. Laurence King.
February 10 (Week 6)
(2017). "Step Zero (Chapter 1) , Writing Your Presentation (Chapter 4)." Demystifying Public Speaking. A Book Apart.
February 24 (Week 7)
(2012). "Design Elements, Color Fundamentals." Communicating with Color. Quarto Publishing Group.
March 3 (Week 8)
No readings.
March 10 (Week 9)
March 17 (Week 10)
(2024). "90% of designers are unhireable?." Retrieved 12/31/2025, from https://uxdesign.cc/90-of-designers-are-unhirable-3a8238e3cca2
March 24 (Week 11)
(2014). "Type and Interface." Type on Screen. Princeton Architectural Press.
March 31 (Week 12)
No readings.
April 7 (Week 13)
No readings.