University of Reading

The University of Reading is a university in Reading, England, notable in typographic circles for its MA Type Design course.

Books 1

Theory of Type Design

Theory of Type Design consists of 24 short chapters describing different aspects of type design, from how our eyes and brain process letterforms to their power of expression.

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Gerard Unger

Gerard Unger (1942–2018) is a Dutch graphic and type designer. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam from 1963–67. A pio...

Fermín Guerrero

Fermín Guerrero is a Graphic and Type designer born in Uruguay. In 2010, after he finished his bachelor in Industrial Design in Uruguay, he mov...

Jonny Pinhorn

Jonny Pinhorn received his M.A. in type design at the University of Reading where he graduated in 2009. After his studies he joint the Indian Type Fou...

Petra Černe Oven

Graphic designer and writer. She graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Design, in Ljubljana and has worked as a consultant for a div...

Christopher Burke

Christopher Burke is a typographer, typeface designer, and design historian. He is Associate Professor at the Department of Typography & Graphic C...