Week 3’s Baseline Shift marked the return of Alumni talks this year, welcoming graduates George Bevan, Racheal Paris and Sacha Harding to talk to us about their careers and self worth.
Category: Baseline shift
David Pearson on book cover design
David Pearson, acclaimed British book cover designer, returned to Baseline shift this autumn term to tell us more about his latest work.
Assessment and feedback in our department
James Lloyd, our Part 1 tutor, outlines the key things to know about assessment and feedback on our course.
Student-run Department Social Media accounts
Real Job: Our students asked if they could build and manage an Instagram account for the Department. https://www.instagram.com/uortypography/ @_timwatkins @UniofReading
8×8, a day of arcade game typography with Toshi Omagari
We themed a day of events around Toshi's new book.
The Counter Press: utilising letterpress in contemporary practice
David Marshall and Elizabeth Ellis, founders of The Counter Press, continue to make use of letterpress in the modern day. How, and why…?
How our students are promoting diversity in the creative field
The 'I am, we are… Different by design' team present their latest work: the second edition of their zine, and workshop at the Tate Exchange. They are looking for new members…
Wayfinding and cross-cultural design with Joan Zalacain and Zofia Szostkiewicz
Highlights and insights from Joan and Zofia's all-digital signage project in Mecca.
A visit from DK
Karen Self (Art Director), Michael Duffy (Managing Art Editor) and Kit Lane (Designer and alumni of the Department) joined us for a day of workshopping, portfolio reviewing, and mock interviewing.
What is creativity?
James Lloyd gave us an insight into expanding student skills in creativity and ideation.
Tldr? Learn stuff, and mix it up.