Art & Design
Designing fonts for a global audience
By transforming the approach to digital font design for ‘non-Latin’ scripts, researchers at the University of Reading are improving the reading experience of millions of people and promoting understanding of…Read More >
Using design to spread the word about superbugs
A Reading Typography professor has brought together architects, designers and pharmacists to harness the power of design in tackling the global problem of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotics have saved millions of…Read More >
Inspiring engagement with the arts in Reading
Widening access to cultural collections
Picturing science for children
Marie Neurath was a designer whose appealing and accessible graphic style helped explain complex science subjects to children in the mid-twentieth century. Through an exhibition and teaching resources, Sue Walker…Read More >
Art that activates
Reading International forged links between artists, communities and venues to create contemporary artworks that spark debate on local and global issues. Reaching over 45,000 people in three years, it is…Read More >
Using design against drug-resistant infection
A feel for heritage (2017)
Sensory Objects started in 2012 as a three-year AHRC-funded project to make museums more inclusive by listening to, and acting on, research by people with learning disabilities. Led by associate…Read More >