‘Breaking down Barriers‘ – the cross-disciplinary TLDF-funded project committed to embedding inclusivity within curricula of built environment professional education (BEPE), graphic communication and beyond – has kicked off the academic year with a workshop in inclusive design with the new Part 1 Typography students. Students studying the BA Graphic Communication Integrated Design Methods module engaged with the new SEE-IT sight exclusive prototype for assessing visual inclusion/exclusion (currently being developed by the University of Cambridge as a new addition to their inclusive design toolkit). Working in pairs, they measured visual inclusion of typographic elements in business cards, leaflets and mobile apps.
For more information about the project and how TEL is being used here to enrich the student experience, check out: http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/breaking-down-barriers/