Real Job: Couldn’t end the year without at least ONE of our undergrads designing a typeface. Connie Worthington unpacks her excellent work in this report.… 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: Editors Marianne and Aanand are putting the finishing touches on Issue 3 of @UniofReading’s arts diversity zine. Publication this summer! 🤞🏿🤞🏾🤞🏼🤞🤞🏻 @UniRdg_Diverse 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

Background David Woodward, the head of the Dunsden village hall charity needed a website redesign. The goal was to drive traffic and promote the many… 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: Angie Bacallan explains how our graduates designed and managed the promotion of their degree show this year: https://www.instagram.com/greaterthanatoz/ https://greater-than-a-to-z.co.uk 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

This is a progress update report for a project being completed for University of Reading’s SportsPark, which is still ongoing at the time of writing.… 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: Amrita and Chia-yi created the site at https://greater-than-a-to-z.co.uk . Their report makes clear the value of learning how to communicate effectively with IT… 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

Background The English Department at the University of Reading required full size A1 laminated posters which addressed feedback and assessment issues in English Literature. The… 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: Working with Dr Madeleine Davies and three student editors – Libby Bushill, Zoë Kyle and Maddie Bazin – from @UniRdg_EngLit, Katy Smith designed a… 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

Background This blog post will be discussing a project which was carried out for the site management department and course at the university of reading.… 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 Jobs: Seniz Husseyin and Martha Macri led a team of students from @UniofReading in promoting diversity and individuality in the arts at @TateExchange. 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 Michael Twyman is retired Professor of Typography at the University of Reading. The founder of the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication, Michael has… 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

Background #mygreenstudy is a student-led project, run by three third-year BsC students at the University of Reading, supervised by Associate Professor of Botany, Alastair Culham. … 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

Real Job: Siobhan Bailey and Chloe Ball designed, built and ran our new stand at UCAS fairs in London and Manchester. See more on typography.network 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

Movie: a journal of film criticism. Issue 8 Background Professor John Gibbs, head of the School of Arts & Communication Design at the University of… 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: Arianne Cantwell and Aanand Tank created branding and publicity materials for a departmental event on letterforms and ephemera. See more on typography.network 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 This is a project to design for the Reading Assembly. The Tate Exchange includes responses, workshops, talks and events, where you can join the… 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

The brief Publicity was a real job within our department and consisted of myself, Laura Marshall, Elliot Ellis, Jess Downie and Jason Yung. As a… 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

Background I will be working with two different teams in this project. This project is to help the clients create a professional image for their… 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

The Brief Anastasia Rattigan from the Online courses team at the University of Reading develops Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) alongside the FutureLearn platform to… 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

Background The client is an Art PHD student at the University of Reading who set out to create a ‘document’ that visually supported and demonstrated… 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

This Real job is aim to redesign Environment Europe website into a clean, fresh new appearance to attract a wider audience and their existing participants… 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 SPVRO is a startup fashion company that take pride in sourcing from ethical manufacturers and promote social responsibility. They provide fashionable items to consumers… 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 MERL is a museum, library and archive dedicated to farming and the English countryside, aiming to maintain their relevance. Its collections span objects,… 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 third real job was to design the Daily Hazard Assessment for the Met Office, which is the national weather provider in the… 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

Background This blog post covers a project we carried out for HMP Huntercombe Prison in Oxfordshire. Huntercombe is a Category C adult male foreign national… 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 The British Eating Disorder Society is a new organisation aiming to improve awareness of eating disorders, and the care and treatment of people with… 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

Background Gareth Mills from the English Department at the University of Reading and Tabitha Stanmore from the University of Bristol set out to create an… 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

Our Client Mrs Myrtle is an independent events company based in London, a small business enterprise which offer their clients a styling service for premium… 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

Context Incognito has cultivated a revolution in Reading’s quiet underground music scene. Springing up from a radio studio, Incognito Radio is the central hub for… 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

The brief The CQSD teaching guide project was to design a leaflet/brochure that is easily accessible to busy lecturers to help them to effectively use… 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

Background The department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading have multiple different rooms that are needed to host different types of… 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

The brief The brief was to create a commemorative catalogue, in the form of a folded leaflet, to explain the client’s art project: ‘Moving Gallery’,… 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

Review of design agencies project write ups I looked at the way Pentagram structure their write ups on their website and with all of their… 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 To design print materials for an exhibition hosted by the classics department at the University of Reading entitled From Italy to Britain: Winckelmann and… 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 A brochure containing the full programme, abstracts, bio notes and other information for the II IntermIdia Conference ‘The Moving Form of Film: Exploring Intermediality… 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

RJ00241: Reading International Reading International The initial brief set by the client (Susanne) was to design a set of email templates using MailChimp for Reading… 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

Restated brief After we met with the client to discuss what they aimed to achieve, we sent them a restated brief, which was approved by… 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

Client meeting The aim of this job was to create 6 motifs which could be used across various sports fashion clothing items. Through our initial meeting… 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

Introduction The brief was to create a logo and brand identity for the newly funded Natural Flood Management Reasearch Programme headed by three major universities… 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

Background Keep our NHS Private (KONP) are a campaign activist group that are based in Oxford. Their campaign aims to keep the NHS public, prevent… 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

Company and Project Background Business & Domestic Insurance Services develop insurance products and services that protect businesses’ and consumers’ most valuable assets: their customers, health,… 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 ‘Books in unexpected places’ is an exhibition set up by Being Human. Being Human is a festival celebrating the humanities – arts, languages, history,… 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/Client The Ephemera Society is a non-profit body devoted to the collection, conversation, study and educational use of handwritten and printed ephemera. Our brief… Read more

*This job is under final checks by the client. Background: Media First are a training company based in Reading that aims to help those who… Read more

Client background: Toby Davies is the founder of Reading’s premier professional theatre company ‘Reading between the lines’. The term professional is a key word in… Read more

Design & Print Studio (DPS) contributes significantly to our BA programme through modules in professional practice, more usually known as the ‘real jobs’ scheme. Students… Read more

Reading University Design does Good for Nothing from Good for Nothing on Vimeo. Twenty-seven Typography & Graphic Communication students worked on creative briefs for four… Read more