Our collaboration with DHBW Ravensburg saw 40 German students join us for a day of presentations centred on the D&AD New Blood awards. The exchange also saw five Part 3 students, along with Erasmus-supported Teaching Fellow Sara Chapman, make the trip in the other direction.
Category: events
Lauren Towner: The life of a professional illustrator
Lauren Towner came to speak with our undergraduates about the experience of creating illustrations on-demand, on-brief and on-time, and what designers can learn from the perspective of other specialist in any creative process.
Making work experience pay: Introducing the Reading Internship Scheme
Claire Mack and Holly Forsyth outlined the opportunities for paid graphic design internships, co-funded by the University.
‘It’s never right the first time’
Alison Black led week 3's Baseline Shift talk on approaches to academic writing. She focused on the emotional experience of writing, the barriers that stop us settling down to write, and the mindset required to produce good writing.
Fiona Ross at Type Drives Culture
The NYC-based Type Directors Club will hold a one-day conference with the theme 'Type: More _ than Ever' to celebrate the importance of type and typography in global culture. The keynote speaker for the event will be Fiona Ross, who is also a TDC Medal recipient.
Paul Luna: a very short introduction to typography
'It's not all about fonts!' At a special Baseline Shift session, our former Head of Department stressed the importance of design for reading.
Typography alumni talks: a look at our future
Typography graduates from the past 15 years returned to give us an insight into how their careers have progressed since graduating.
Creativity, Ideation, and Process Workshop
Wendy Mclean, a Teaching Fellow in Studio Art at Reading, led a fun and interactive workshop about creativity, ideation, and process.
IBM iX: design thinking, processes and opportunities
Milly Longbottom and Will Trickey, alumni of our department who now work at IBM, came to talk to Part 1 students about UX design process and internship opportunities at Big Blue's cutting edge London office.
Visiting Oxford University Press
Part 2 students who opted to design book covers for Oxford University Press in their design practice module were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to visit OUP headquarters in Jericho, Oxford.