{"id":1311,"date":"2015-10-01T14:17:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T13:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/engage-in-teaching-and-learning\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:36:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:36:32","slug":"introducing-inclusive-design-to-our-new-typography-students-by-jeanne-louise-moys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/2015\/10\/01\/introducing-inclusive-design-to-our-new-typography-students-by-jeanne-louise-moys\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing inclusive design to our new typography students by Jeanne-Louise Moys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking down Barriers has kicked off the academic year with a workshop in inclusive design with our new Part 1 typography students. Today we had our first\u00a0session for the BA Graphic Communication Integrated Design Methods module. The students 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\u00a0inclusive design toolkit<\/a>). Working in pairs, they measured visual inclusion of typographic elements in business cards, leaflets and mobile\u00a0apps.<\/p>\n

The workshop was an engaging way of introducing typography students\u00a0to the task-based learning approach used in this\u00a0module. It also\u00a0provided an effective introduction to inclusive design and the kinds of factors designers need to consider in their decision-making. The module focuses on user-centred design applied to a range of genres\u00a0including: editorial design (\u2018design for reading\u2019), pictograms and wayfinding, and digital design.<\/p>\n

Typography lecturers Rob Banham and Jeanne-Louise Moys facilitated the workshop. We hope our\u00a0students will continue to use inclusive design tools to support their decision-making in practical projects throughout their degree. It was also a great way to enrich the student experience\u00a0with technology-enhanced learning.<\/p>\n

Our thanks to\u00a0Joy Goodman-Deane\u00a0and\u00a0Sam Waller who introduced us to the tool\u00a0at Include2015 and gave us permission to use their prototype in our teaching.<\/p>\n

To find out more about our Breaking down Barriers project visit\u00a0the blog<\/a><\/p>\n

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Typography students Theo and Stephen team up to measure the ex\/inclusivity of leaflet designs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Typography student Polina setting up to measure ex\/inclusivity in cover design.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Typography students Kash and Kundai calibrating their phones to measure visual inclusivity.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Typography students Amber and Orla evaluating the visual ex\/inclusivity of capitalised letters on business cards.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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