July 2 : Day trip to Reading

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The city of Reading was only a short 30-minute train ride from Paddington station. We arrived to a downpour of rain, so instead of the ‘walking tour’ of Reading, we took a taxi to the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. We were welcomed with tea, coffee and biscuits, and a schedule that included an introduction from Paul Luna, Everyday Wayfinding lecture with Paul Stiff, Isotype lecture with Michael Twyman and a design studio presentation by Mark Barratt of TextMatters. After six hours of visiting, we walked the same route to the town centre as my own feet did during my graduate years at Reading. Along the way we passed a sign structure that I contributed too as a design student. The town centre is situated around a shopping plaza called “the Oracle”, where we ended our day trip.

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