May 30, 2014

Arabic type history, a PhD at Reading

This article was written in January 2014 for publication on another site. Alas (and for unknown reasons) this never happened, so instead I post it here belatedly. The comments about study fees have to be seen in light of the then current events. This short account summarises my experience of doing a PhD at the […]

Arabic, History, PhD, Reading, Research, Type, Typography & Graphic Communication

September 26, 2012

Visit to Abu Dhabi

An invitation from the New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) to give a talk and run a short workshop provided me with the opportunity to visit the capital of the United Arab Emirates over the last couple of days. Visiting Associate Professor Goffredo Puccetti runs a brand new course on visual communication in this branch […]

Abu Dhabi, Arabic, lecture, teaching, workshop