information design

The schedule for the Fall 2026 term of IAT-235Information Design

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September 10 (Wk 01)
September 17 (Wk 02)
September 24 (Wk 03)
October 1 (Wk 04)
October 8 (Wk 05)
October 15 (Wk 06)
October 22 (Wk 07)
October 29 (Wk 08)
November 5 (Wk 09)
November 12 (Wk 10)
November 19 (Wk 11)
November 26 (Wk 12)
December 3 (Wk 13)

Fall 2026 term of IAT-235Information Design
Date (Week)	In lecture	Activities	Due	Reading(s)
September 10 (01)	Developing Process An introduction to the course and thinking about an information and user experience design process.	Exercise 1: Balance and Hierarchy Sketch Introduction to P1: Clarity If time -- Get Figma software set up	In-class Activity 1 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.	Lupton, Ellen and Phillips, Jennifer C. (2015). "Rhythm and Balance (48-59), Hierarchy (128-139)." Graphic Design: The New Basics (2nd Ed). Princeton Architectural Press.
September 17 (02)	Structuring Content Thinking about layout and structure to direct movement through content.	Intro Exercise 2: Frames Sketch Due next week. Figma Tutorial. Come with Figma installed and ready to go. P1: Clarity Enter sketches in Figma	In-Class Activity 2 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.	Lupton, Ellen and Phillips, Jennifer C. (2015). "Gestalt Principles (98-115), Framing (116-127)." Graphic Design: The New Basics (2nd Ed). Princeton Architectural Press.
September 24 (03)	Critique Week Week for providing feedback on P1.	P1 peer critiques on sketches in Figma Intro Grids Sketch	Exercise 2: Frames Sketch Due In-Class Activity 3 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.	Ladau, Emily. (2021). "Ableism and Accessibility (Chpt 4) & Disability Etiquette 101 (Chpt 5)." Demystifying Disability. Ten Speed Press.
October 1 (04)	Bare Bones An introduction to interaction design and wireframing.	Introduction to P2: Wireframes	P1: Clarity Grids Sketch due In-Class Activities 4 & 5 Upload to canvas by end of class.	Covert, Abby. (2026). "Face Reality (Chpt 3)." How to Make Sense of Any Mess. Independently published.
October 8 (05)	Semantics, Accessibility and Markup This week we will introduce HTML and how proper use can mean more accessible websites.	P2 critiques HTML tutorial	HTML Exercise In-Class Activity 6 Upload to canvas to 1% by end of class.	Kalbag, Laura. (2017). "Accessibility Through Semantic HTML." Retrieved 5/21/2026, from https://24ways.org/2017/accessibility-through-semantic-html/
October 15 (06)	Accessible styling An introduction to responsive web design and styling your HTML with CSS.	Peer Critiques of P2 CSS tutorial Intro CSS Exercise	In-Class Activity 8 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.	Jehl, Scott. (2015). "Responsible Design (Chapter 1)." Responsible Responsive Design. A Book Apart.
October 22 (07)	Build Responsively Focusing on the building of responsive web layouts and an introduction to your final project.	CSS layout tutorial CSS Layout Exercise	P2: Wireframes CSS Exercise due In-Class Activity 7 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.	Andrew, Rachel. (2017). "The New Layout (Chapter 3)." The New CSS Layout. A Book Apart.
October 29 (08)	Coding, coding, coding Time to work on HTML/CSS in the classroom.	P3 work support time Introduction to P3: HTML/CSS	CSS Layout Exercise due
November 5 (09)	Code review A week to sit down and discuss coding project submissions.	P3 code reviews Git Exercise Questions (Exercise)
November 12	Technical Questions A lecture for answering any lingering questions you have about the final project, HTML, or CSS.	Introduction to P4: Design and Develop Design System Exercise	Git Exercise due Questions due In-Class Activity 9 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.
November 19 (11)	Support and Critiques Time for support and critiques on P4.	P4 critiques P4 support time	Design System Exercise due
November 26 (12)	Support and Critiques (Part 2) Time for support and critiques on P4.	P4 critiques P4 support time Survey
December 3 (13)	Final Project Critiques Final critiques and things to think about leaving the course.	P4 final critiques	P4: Design and Develop Survey due In-Class Activity 10 Upload to canvas for 1% by end of class.