Brief ‘Fairground fonts were designed to be persuasive, to get people to take action but in a fun and eye-catching way. They also have… Read more

Overview This Real Job comes in the form of a contest, something fairly unusual for these briefs. Following a recent social trip to Carter’s Steam… Read more

Brief Summary The Harris Garden is a botanical garden, located on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus. It was established in 1972 and has since… Read more

Introduction After joining the instagram team in our first year of University, we (Emily and Rio) began to co-lead the Instagram at the beginning of… Read more

Overview & Goals The supplied brief was to document a live theatre performance by Jamal Harewood, an artist who creates audience-led participatory events that focus… Read more

Background Oyster outcomes LTD is a consultancy business which offers several different services. These include multi-disciplinary management, governance and assurance, coaching, mentoring and coach supervision,… Read more

Background Around 20% of the University of Reading halls are now labelled as quieter lifestyle. The scheme aims to group together students who identify with… Read more

Overview This real job entailed designing three film posters for the independent film Fresh Out. The client is part of an independent distribution team at the National… Read more

Real Job: Emily Collard entered a design contest to brand a new research centre at the University. Read more

Real Job: Hanorah entered a design contest promoting make-up as a route to addressing mental health issues. Read more

Real Job: Issy, Yana and Lachlan took on the branding of a start-up farm shop run by Typography graduate Izzy Wedgwood. Read more

Real Job: A team of designers created branding a social campaign for the latest ‘drop’ from a community interest fashion brand. Read more

Real Job: Alex Gwynne led a team creating a new website and brand for the Georgina Rivers Academy Read more

Real Job: Salma Adelwahab worked on a brand launch for a local beauty academy. Read more

Background Often, Ronald Smith was told “You have led such an interesting life, you should write a book”. The memoir consists of Ronald’s life experiences,… Read more

Background This Real Job required us to design a publication for the PLACEing objects exhibition that ran in March 2020. The exhibition was part of… Read more

Overview Summary of the project For this real job, Cristele Saric and I worked collaboratively for Sue Walker as part of the CoRAY Project’s production… Read more

Designing a publication to exhibit a client’s exhibition as part of her Ph.D. is one of the greatest projects I have ever completed! Read more

Overview Longhaul is a growing brand which specialises in creating prolonged energy release food for athletes. Owners Staale Brinchmann and Amelia Watts found a gap… Read more

Background This branding project was for a new and upcoming module established by Daniela Standen, which will be part of what the University of Reading… Read more

Background Red Emerald is a new business that aims to advise and support leaders in universities, colleges and government bodies on internationalisation strategies and activities.… Read more

Background The client for this project is Willemijn Doedens, a PhD student in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of… Read more

Background The Wychwood Project is a registered conservation charity located in Wychwood, covering an area of 120 square miles. Its focus is to encourage and… Read more

Background Longhaul Endurance is an up and coming brand, which aims to provide athletes with high quality performance food. Co-owners Staale and Amelia both saw… Read more

Background This real job was slightly different than most real jobs. Rather than getting a client brief, we make an ‘I am we are… different… Read more

Background The Head of the School of Arts & Communication Design at the University of Reading, Professor John Gibbs, required a student to design issue… Read more

To visit That Marketing Blog, go to: http://thatmarketingblog.com/ Background That marketing blog began as an idea of a collective place of resources for students. It… Read more

Brief: The brief for this project was a bit different from the ones I have previously worked on; this was a two-week turnaround project to… Read more

Background Over the last thirty years in the label and packaging printing industry, Swiss-born Bernhard Grob has travelled across the world to promote and sell… Read more

Background The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation was set up to allow economically disadvantaged black students to attend UK universities and with the foundation being very new… Read more

Background Art for Research Reading is an organisation that runs yearly to raise money for Cancer Research UK Children and Young People, by running an… Read more

Background In their second term, Part 1 students take on a website project where they are given the logos and brand guidelines in order to… Read more

Labiba and Yaa took the opportunity to design the book Black British Members of Parliament in the House of Commons: 22 Stories of Passion, Achievement… Read more

Background Hampshire RFU covers 32 rugby clubs in Hampshire with different membership types, e.g. paid members club, representative rugby, 7’s teams, women’s rugby, a LGBT+… Read more

Background Every year, the art department hosts two art shows for finalist art students: the Winter Cabaret and the Summer Art Degree Show. Both shows… Read more

Background Founded in 2011, The Art Therapy Agency is a membership based group of art therapists. The agency was set up to raise awareness of… Read more

Background The Ure Museum The Ure Museum can be found in the Classics Department within the Edith Morley building on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights… Read more

Background Charles Mozley was an English artist whose paintings, illustrations and lithography was influenced by the style of French post-impressionism. After his death in 1991,… Read more

Background Christian Community Action, otherwise known as CCA is a Christian charitable organisation local to the Reading and Berkshire area. CCA provides support for less… Read more

Who are Dizzy Milk? Our clients; Jack Gillespie and Ash Stedman, were beginning a new business venture of brewing their own range of craft beers… Read more

Background The IC, abbreviated as the ‘International Collective’, are a company who specialise in internationalisation within the education sector globally. Founded by clients Sirin Myles… Read more

Background This catalogue celebrates the life and work of Professor Anthony Betts, who was a Fine Art professor at Reading University during 1933 to 1963,… Read more

Background Our client, Julie Williams, is part of a network called ‘Coaching Reading’, which is a community of people who are qualified and/or passionate about coaching. Together… Read more

Baseline shift – our series of design talks – is student-led. Find out what this entails. Read more

Background London AV Solutions is a family run business who provide smart home solutions using cutting-edge technology to simplify and enhance the lives of their… Read more

Background Alana House women’s centre, a charity in Reading that provides a safe space for women to express themselves and strive towards their goals, approached… Read more

Background ROSES is the Reading online sports economics seminars held every Friday. The seminars are organised by our client James Reade who also promotes the… Read more

Background Longhaul is a company which strives to create savoury performance food for endurance athletes. Currently they have one product on the market, a pouch… Read more

Real Job: Cyan and Caitlin developed promotional material for an exhibition of farm toys @TheMERL. https://merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/online-exhibitions/playing-farming/ . Read more

Real Job: Do you like Owls? Liselot, Immy and Joanne worked on new wayfinding and interpretation boards for Turbary Woods Owl Sanctuary near Preston, with… Read more

Real Job: In the last report from our Degree Show team, Aanand Tank reflects on his role as Creative Director, a role that showed his… Read more

Real Job: The task of designing degree show invitations is a hallowed tradition in many design schools, and our students have been doing it for… Read more

Real Job: Emily has recreated an important handmade @ladybirdbooks prototype for digital display (and, hopefully, print) at @UniRdg_SpecColl at @TheMERL https://youtu.be/OBSeX5sVqQk Read more

(Almost) Real Job: We encourage our students to let us know when they are entering their work for awards, as the experience can count towards… Read more

Real Job: Arianne is working with @RFT_Cinema on an exciting exhibition showcasing their archive of Student-designed film posters dating back nearly 50 years. The archive… Read more

Real Job: Tim Greaves reflects on his experience designing an interface for a data management firm @TrueSwiftLtd, based next door to Typography in the University… Read more

Real Jobs: Angie, Eden and Ruth built the branding, literature and website for this year’s Art Degree Show at @UniRdg_Art https://asbestosstreams.com Read more

Real Job: Our students asked if they could build and manage an Instagram account for the Department. https://www.instagram.com/uortypography/ @_timwatkins @UniofReading Read more

Real Job: Martha and Seniz led Typography’s diversity project this year, culminating in the production of the second issue of our ‘zine for the creative… Read more

Real Job: Izzy Bahrin developed an information poster to raise awareness of issues around the prescription antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients. The project supported the… Read more

Adherence to medication – interactive designs (RJ00394) Report Background The client for this project was a PhD student named Othman, who I was not in… Read more

Real Jobs: Chris Lewis and James Ollig worked infographics for a PhD student researching the Human Gut Microbiome on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group… Read more

Real Job: In a month-long project, Ella Griffiths worked with @rebeccabullard, Convenor of @ODSECS1, to update the branding for this online seminar series. Read more

Real Job: Charlotte Frost created a typographically complex leaflet to outline a series of events led by staff from @UniRdg_Art #ReadingAssembly Read more

Real Job: Georgia Robertson created branding and a catalogue in support of an annual art competition for children in the Reading area. @AFRReading #artforresearchreading Read more

Real Job: We created a set of Happy Family styled cards designed to promote the diverse nature of the Pharmacy professions. Read more

The Brief Our team was tasked to create a leaflet to promote the client’s company and the services they offered. The client also stated in… Read more

Real Job: Students designed a campaign booklet and postcard to raise awareness about the work EAPPI carry out in Palestine and Israel. #EAPPI @eappiukireland @eappi Read more

‘Ideas, materials, social media and activities in support of an evening of Typography-themed video-gaming in the Department, centred on Arcade Game Typography: The Art of… Read more

Background I am, We are… Different by Design is a student-led group from the School of Art and Communication Design advocating for diversity and inclusion… Read more

  Background The client for this project was one of the owners of a start-up company based in Luxembourg, called Voll Getestet (VG). The company… Read more

Real Job: Seniz Husseyin led a team of Part 2 students to brand the University’s gold medal winning display at the Chelsea Flower Show. See… Read more

Real Job: Anna Harding and Mitko Spasov delivered a complete rebrand for R. U. Hacking?, the Reading University Hacking Society. See more on typography.network Read more

Background and briefing Impact TwentySeven is a new charity start-up which is looking to harness the huge market potential of the beauty industry. The aim… Read more

Background Students on this course often struggle to manage their time in the most effective way so that they can excel in each module.  On… Read more

Real Job: A team of Part 2 undergraduates designed a commemorative wall graphic for the Department of Chemistry to mark the 150th anniversary of the… Read more

Real Job: Tom Green was commissioned to create a new donor board for an event at Reading Museum. See more on typography.network Read more

Real Job: Alex Ganczarski worked on a campaign to help students get to grips with the way their grades are presented to them. See more… Read more

Background and initial briefing The Ephemera Society is a non-profit body devoted to the collection, conservation, study and educational uses of handwritten and printed ephemera.… Read more

Background Each year, Penguin opens their Student Design Award competition, which provides participants with an experience of dealing with real cover design briefs first-hand. From… Read more

Background The annual ASSETS conference explores the use of computing and information technology to benefit older adults and those with disabilities, such as visual impairments,… Read more

Background: Introduction: The project was initiated in the first semester of 2017 by two groups of second year geography students who required a brand identity,… Read more

 Background The British American Security Information Council (BASIC) is an independent think-tank and charity that truly believes that nuclear disarmament is possible. Their work… Read more

The context Our client is a working artist and art lecturer at the University of Reading, Christine Ellison had a continuing interest in exploring the… Read more

Background I decided to take on this project despite the quick turnaround because the subject matter was something I particularly was interested in. My client… Read more

Background: Mona Jibril and her business partners wanted to start a company that would provide a high quality line of nightwear and lingerie for women… Read more

The brief In the second term, Part 1 students are required to design a website, however, they are given the guidelines and logos in advance.… Read more

Summary Second Sight is a book publication of Margaret Atwood-inspired works done by Part 3 English Literature students of University of Reading. I worked alongside… Read more

Background Alongside my I am, We are Different by Design group members, in March of this year (2019) we held a workshop at the Tate… Read more

Background In the beginning of part 2, myself and other students that ranged across the three-year groups started, alongside staff, the I am, We are… Read more

Restated Brief The aim of this project was to rebrand a charity website, the charity (Signpost) being based in Essex with the aim of working… Read more

Background The typography applicant gift was a project created to make a more personal means of communication with successful applicants, when congratulating them on getting… Read more

Brief The brief was to design a set of branding deliverables for two groups of environmental science students for a consultancy that they’ll be setting… Read more

Background The Soil Science project was a university-lead project which required several flow charts and tables in order to explain information and educate individuals about… Read more

The Brief During the end of my first year in Reading, I had invited to be part of the publicity team of the Typography &… Read more

The Brief My second real job was to design posters with numerous illustration for Empiribox Ltd, a nationwide primary school science provider. My team was… Read more

The Kevin Kararwa Leukaemia Trust (KKLT) is an organisation founded after the tragic death of Kevin Kararwa who died from leukaemia 3 years ago, after… Read more

Brief The purpose of this Real Job was to create a visual brand for the degree show for the Undergraduate students of the Art Department… Read more

Background The department of of Graphic Communication and Typography required two students to help with the organisation and delivery of the summer exhibition in the… Read more

Background Kaffee Haus advertise themselves as ‘proprietors of amazing Artisan Coffees expertly roasted in Nottingham’. The company is owned by Daniel Wright and Alexei Lambley-Steel… Read more

Background In 2017 a new format was created for in-class tasks for Part Two which incorporated the University of Reading’s branding. Applying this same template… Read more

Group members: Bryony Horne, Cherise Brooker and Lauren Quinn Clients: Cherie McBride,  Ann Westgarth and Deborah Jenkins This reflective report aims to explain the process and how… Read more

Background Anna has been creating and selling handmade items in Sydney, Australia for the past few years. Recently, she has officially registered her business, Anna… Read more

The brief The department of Typography & Graphic Communication asked for two banners that will identify key areas of the department. The topics for the… Read more

Introduction With this real job, it was made clear right from the start that it would be an intense project, as our client – Katja… Read more

Brief The Centre for Ephemera Studies at the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication planned an exhibition titled “A to Z of Ephemera” for their… Read more

Designing Entre Playas’ signage was my first independent design job at The University of Reading. From the beginning of the project I understood that it… Read more

Background PALS, or ’Partners for Active Leisure Scheme’ is a local charity based in Englefield, Berkshire. They provide leisure and recreational activities for children and… Read more

Brief The brief was to design and print promotional material for the Stenton Lecture: a prestigious history lecture that occurs annually at the University of… Read more

Restated Brief As a team of four, we have been tasked with designing the promotional material for the Wynkyn de Worde Society throughout the year.… Read more

Tate Exchange programme for Reading Assembly Background Tate Modern runs an annual programme called the Tate Exchange. Tate invites universities to run workshops in the… Read more

Briefing From the very start of the Real Job, it became clear that this was not an ordinary Real Job, nor an ordinary client. Geoff… Read more

The Ecosystems photobook was a collaborative project, between a photographer, an ecological economist and the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of… Read more

Brief I was approached by James Lloyd, real jobs coordinator, to design the eleventh edition of the University of Reading Creative Arts Anthology; an annual… Read more

The client & the brief My client for this project was a lady named Maggie Shelton; she works as a Community Catchment Officer, for the… Read more

Brief Albert Elduque Busquets, a postdoctoral researcher in Brazilian Cinema from the Department of Film, Theatre and Television was looking for a student designer to… Read more

Background information National Youth Guitar Ensemble (NYGE) is a charity which develops talented young classical guitarists in the UK by offering them world-class coaching facilities… Read more

Background information: Over a period of 4 years the University of Reading Library is undergoing refurbishment. The marketing team required some graphics to be made… Read more

MEETING THE CLIENT Once this job was allocated to us the first step was to contact the client. This job was part of an initiative… Read more

It has always been one of my main goals, to some day work in the music industry as a designer, and hopefully one day creative… Read more

Context Founded in 2016 and led by Jennifer Christine Stokes, Reside Dance aims to bring individuals and communities together by developing connections to places and… Read more

Client: Richard Joyce The brief W. R. Joyce & Company are a small firm of solicitors based in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. The client asked for… Read more

RJ00227 London International Development Centre (LIDC) rebrand Designers: Fabio Rahmani and Orla O’Connell This London International Development Centre Real Job project was assigned to Fabio… Read more

Ellie Hewitt, Fay Biggs, Fabio Rahmani, Jack Smithers   This project was initiated due to a branding module that we undertook during our third year… Read more

Restated brief Two groups of students in Geography required logos and a simple brand system for their project. Each team was acting as a consultancy… Read more

 The Ethos of the Conservation Project The department was approached by Maggie Shelton, the Community Catchment Officer of the new heritage lottery funded project named Watercress & Winterbournes. The… Read more

During the summer term of 2017, TypeTogether organised a poster competition for the Part 2 students of our department in order to showcase their new… Read more

Brief The degree show is an annual display of work by the undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication. Traditionally… Read more

Images of the booklet, showing a near finished piece. Waiting on the comments of the client, to make final adjustments and to get it ready… Read more

Congratulations to Part 1 student Emmeline Hewstone whose exhibition stand and banner designs won third place in Design Wizard’s 2015/16 competition. Emmeline’s minimalist design concept… Read more

Background of Chaplaincy at Reading The Chaplaincy is base in the center of University of Reading and they are the ones who offer support to… Read more

Background and Restated Brief Song of Crow is a tale illustrating creation’s struggle against mankind, the species that has fallen out of love with its… Read more

Background Reading Film Theatre is an independent cinema that was established over 40‭ ‬years ago‭. ‬It is a charity‭, ‬which relies on the help‭ ‬of… Read more

The brief The task was to design the exterior of a medical bus that would assist the public throughout its use. The client was Reading… Read more