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 growing skill in design leadership.
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Ladybird Book Prototype Replica
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
TrueSwift: Park your Archive™ software UI design
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 Enterprise Centre.
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
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.
Reading Museum Donations Board
Real Job:
Tom Green was commissioned to create a new donor board for an event at Reading Museum.
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Good essay writing: techniques, tips and characteristics
Rob Banham explains what is expected of a high quality essay for Graphic Communication and Typography BA, and how university essays are different to A-level essays.
UX insights from visiting graduates
Graphic Communication and Typography graduates, Carmen Martinez, Neil Linford-Relph and Aman Verma, share their experiences of UI and UX design.
David Pearson: What makes a great book cover?
David Pearson's experience in real life book cover design, and how his experimentation with different design methods helped create exciting and unique book covers.