To teach, is to not only impart, but to learn - to grow. It is a dialogue that allows us to understand, question and experience, between what is being seen and what is being said. It is to nurture and to explore the potential of another, in the hope of uncovering something deep within ourselves. 

Alongside Ahmad’s design practice, she became interested in art and design academia and has had the privilege to teach and be associated with the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) since 2015 to date, as adjunct faculty primarily in the Department of Communication Design, where she develops courses and teaches publication design, graphic design and typography, and also an advisor and supervisor for the development of thesis projects for final year students. Ahmad as adjunct faculty at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture has taught “Basic Design” in the Foundation Year Programme, “Print Media and Popular/Visual Culture” in the Liberal Arts Programme, and “New Media-Print Design” in Department of Fine Art. She has previously also taught at The Government Elementary College of Education, Hussainabad, one of the oldest teacher training colleges of Sindh, established in 1956, where she was appointed as lecturer, responsible for teaching and redesigning the arts, crafts and calligraphy course. The management of this college has been outsourced to a non-profit organization, Durbeen, with the goal to make it the leading teacher training College of Pakistan.

Currently in the Department of Communication Design, She is looking for new ways of developing the existing Graphic Design major, thinking of new ways of bringing research into the curriculum. The goal is to create an environment where the process of working collectively becomes central.

Visual Communication I and II
Graphic Design & Typography | Second Year (Third and Fourth Semester)

Course Designed for Department of Communication Design, 2024
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

A work in progress…

Thesis I: Research
Graphic Design (Major) | Fourth Year (Seventh Semester)

Course Designed for Department of Communication Design | 2023
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

In this course students explore, conceptualise and research potential ideas by focusing on specific subjects that they will be seeing through and taking forward in the coming final semester. This course is self-led/ self-directed focused on research and development of the thesis project, its topic, idea, importance, audience and concept in consultation with their peers, faculty and guest critics, as well as preparing a written summary of their literature review, processes and methodology.

Bridge Course
The Department of Communication Design | First Year (Second Semester)

Course Designed for Department of Communication Design and the Foundation Year Programme | 2022
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

The 'Bridge Course', that aims to build a bridge between the Department of Communication Design and the Foundation Year Programme by incorporating aspects from the respective Second Year Courses and overlapping them with the learnings of/in the Foundation Year Programme. The course enables students to grasp the core principles of Design Thinking and its practical application in diverse projects. Emphasize the iterative and human-centered process to arrive at innovative solutions.

Graphic Design: Visual Communication II
Graphic Design (Major) | Second Year (Fourth Semester)

Course Designed for Department of Communication Design | 2022
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

This course focuses on three main areas in the study of visual communication with Concept and Design Development, Visualisation and Composition in different formats and deliverables. The students learn the essential tools required in communicating through the visual language. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, learning the value of research and creating effective communicative design solutions; relevant to our environment and the world we live in. This course focuses on exploring and executing clear, communicative concepts leading to idea-driven design solutions, integrating innovative concepts and technological advances.

Graphic Design: Visual Communication I
Graphic Design (Major) | Second Year (Third Semester)

Course Designed for Department of Communication Design | 2022
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

Visual Communication I - Graphic Design course; focuses on introducing students to the Theory and Principles of Graphic Design, reinforcing and building upon the formal elements and principles of design, learnt in the Foundation Program. Understanding these principles conceptually and learning about theories that deal with the area of visual communication, and to apply them practically will form the basis of their graphic design education.

New Media - Print Design

Course Designed for Department of Fine Art | 2021
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

Print Design, a graphic design subset in the study of visual communication; this course focuses on three main areas, Gestalt Principles, Ideation Processes and Visualization. This course provides approaches to print media, looking at content, context, art, design, text/typography, printing and production. This course focuses of acquisition of technical skills in printing methods, editorial design, illustration and image editing. This course aims to provide students with an understanding and the importance of print design.

Print Media & Popular/Visual Culture Pakistan

Course Designed for Liberal Arts Programme, Extending Personal Research | 2021
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (IVS) | https://www.indusvalley.edu.pk/

"Print Media and Popular/Visual Culture", a self-designed course, which is an extension of Ahmad’s personal research, provides approaches to the analysis of print media and popular/visual culture, looking at content, context, politics, fashion, image, advertising, art, design, typography, printing and production. An investigative approach at looking at print, especially magazines from the past that defined and influenced popular culture. This course aims to provide students with an understanding of print as an archive.

Art, Crafts and Calligraphy

Course Designed for B.Ed. (Honors) Elementary | 2020
Government Elementary College of Education (GECE), Durbeen | https://gece.edu.pk/

The Art, Crafts, and Calligraphy course provides Student Teachers with an opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of art, crafts, and calligraphy and to practice making their own works using a variety of techniques. This course was redesigned by incorporating elements and principles of design, while identifying links between art and other school subjects and was later approved by Higher Education Commission (HEC). It aims at encourage student teachers to use play-based activities in their future elementary classrooms and curriculums to create effective learning outcomes for early learners.