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Our new research assistant

Josefina is our new research and administration assistant. Back in Chile, she worked as a graphic designer for six years, before coming to the UK in 2013 to do her MA in Information Design at University of Reading. Her current … Continue reading

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Funding for a PhD

CIDR is part of the AHRC-funded Design Star Doctoral Training Centre which has funding for PhD study from October 2014. We are particularly interested in supervising students with an interest in the role of information design in public health (such … Continue reading

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CIDR joins APDIG

CIDR is pleased to be a new member of the All Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group (APDIG), and looks forward to contributing to shaping policy. We get a mention in the recent APDIG newsletter (in the section . . … Continue reading

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Isotype child-centred design

Sue Walker writes at Eye Magazine’s blog on the design of children’s books by Isotype designers in the 1950s and 60s. The examples she shows are from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication’s Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection.

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Visible Language papers

The latest Visible Language, volume 46.3, is hot off the press and features articles by Alison Black & Karen Stanbridge and Sue Walker. Documents as ‘Critical Incidents’ in Organization to Consumer Communication by Alison Black & Karen Stanbridge reports a … Continue reading

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Designing science

For those of you interested in design and science: From desktop quantum physics and aerospace infographics to DIY volcanoes and geological colour schemes, the grey zone between science and design offers rich possibilities for experimentation and collaboration. through case studies, … Continue reading

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What typography tells readers

Jeanne-Louise Moys will be presenting her research, on how typographic presentation influences readers’ impressions of documents, at the Information Design Conference (London, 12/13 April). Jeanne-Louise will highlight how, even before beginning to read a document, the level of typographic differentiation … Continue reading

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