Typography Postgraduate Seminars. Yuchan Zhang Chaired by AB/JLM
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Using design to beat bad bugs in Rwanda
As the government unveils its 5-year national action plan for tackling antimicrobial resistance , a University of Reading team has been in Rwanda, using design thinking to explore ways of…Read More >
The Ephemera of Food Packaging
Inspiration for using ephemera in your research and teaching 14.00 Introduction (Sue Walker) 14.10 The Brusson Company and baguette bags (Michael Twyman) 14.30 MERL Collections: milk bottles, Huntley and…Read More >
Typography Workshop
Searching for printed images with computer vision Abstract: Computer vision has made rapid progress in recent years: computers can now reliably match the same image; find differences in similar images;…Read More >
Design competition helps local pharmacy spread the word about superbugs
A pharmacy in the Reading suburb of Woodley is hoping to tackle antibiotic-resistant bugs through prize-winning design – it’s hosting two separate installations masterminded by University of Reading typography and…Read More >
Does using a special font help children with dyslexia to read more fluently?
In recent years, a number of specialist fonts have been developed which claim to help people with dyslexia to read more easily and fluently. The main idea is that by…Read More >
Dramatic by design
Professor Rick Poynor reflects on a new exhibition of National Theatre posters and what they tell us about changing approaches to graphic design from mid-century to the modern day. The…Read More >
