Today’s reading habits have changed. We navigate between text fragments, augmented bits and pieces and editable layers. New forms of reading have made their appearance. Reading content is available at any time and place through several channels and on multiple devices. What does this transformation mean for us designers? How does this fit with traditional ways of designing text? What can we learn from our reading habits nowadays? What are tomorrow’s challenges and perspectives on designing texts for reading?

Further Reading
Perspectives on designing texts

      21 October 22
                                                  Grafiklabor
5–7pm

Guests

Katharina Nejdl
Katharina Nejdl, designer, founder of www.andshymagazine.com. As a graphic designer and developer, Katharina Nejdl is interested in using digital technologies—such as web, AR and AI—as graphic tools. She studied at Sandberg Instituut, UdK Berlin and ZHdK. At the moment, she is teaching at Burg Halle. In 2019, together with Chris Möller, Victor Kümel and Sophia Rohwetter, she founded &SHY; magazine, a digital literature magazine exploring new ways of digital reading, writing and publishing.

Chris Möller
Chris Möller studied Philosophy, German and Applied Literature in Kassel and Berlin. Since 2013, she has worked as a freelance event organiser, curator and moderator with Kabeljau & Dorsch, and &SHY; magazine, among others. In 2020, she was a jury member for the German Book Prize. She is currently researching contemporary literary education. In winter 2022, the podcast series Zwischen on this topic will be published.

James Langdon
James Langdon is an independent graphic designer and writer and Professor for Communication Design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 2004, he has worked closely with many artists on graphic design for publication and exhibition. From 2008 to 2018, he was a founding director of the artist-run space Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK. He is presently working on a biography of English designer Norman Potter (1923–1995) as a teacher. twitter: @jalangdon

Open Discussion
with
Prof. Sven Völker with the student editorial team (Merrit Schomakers, Greta Landmann, Angelika Miller, Eric Wätke) of the new issue of Some Magazine #15 Autumn 2022 Together, alumna and designer Bianca Seidel and students of FH Potsdam.

About/Registration

Further Reading will take place on Friday, 21st of October 2022 from 5pm in the Graphic Workshop/Grafiklabor of the design department (Haus D). Space is limited. Please register here to join us.

This event is part of the exhibition Transformation, organised by the design department of the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam (FHP). The exhibition will take place from October 20–22 in the design building (Haus D). For more information on the exhibition Transformation check out their website.

Fachhochschule Potsdam
Kiepenheuerallee 5
14469 Potsdam

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Further Reading

Perspectives on
designing text

21 October 22
5–7pm Grafiklabor

Guests
Katharina Nejdl
Katharina Nejdl, designer, founder of www.andshymagazine.com. As a graphic designer and developer, Katharina Nejdl is interested in using digital technologies—such as web, AR and AI—as graphic tools. She studied at Sandberg Instituut, UdK Berlin and ZHdK. At the moment, she is teaching at Burg Halle. In 2019, together with Chris Möller, Victor Kümel and Sophia Rohwetter, she founded &SHY; magazine, a digital literature magazine exploring new ways of digital reading, writing and publishing.

Chris Möller
Chris Möller studied Philosophy, German and Applied Literature in Kassel and Berlin. Since 2013, she has worked as a freelance event organiser, curator and moderator with Kabeljau & Dorsch, and &SHY; magazine, among others. In 2020, she was a jury member for the German Book Prize. She is currently researching contemporary literary education. In winter 2022, the podcast series Zwischen on this topic will be published.

James Langdon
James Langdon is an independent graphic designer and writer and Professor for Communication Design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 2004, he has worked closely with many artists on graphic design for publication and exhibition. From 2008 to 2018, he was a founding director of the artist-run space Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK. He is presently working on a biography of English designer Norman Potter (1923–1995) as a teacher. twitter: @jalangdon

Open Discussion
with

Prof. Sven Völker with the student editorial team (Merrit Schomakers, Angelika Miller, Greta Landmann, Eric Wätke) of the new issue of Some Magazine #15 Autumn 2022 Together, alumna and designer Bianca Seidel and students of FH Potsdam.

About/Registration

Further Reading will take place on Friday, 21st of October 2022 from 5pm in the Graphic Workshop/Grafiklabor of the design department (Haus D). Space is limited. Please register here to join us.

Fachhochschule Potsdam
Kiepenheuerallee 5
14469 Potsdam

Imprint / Data protection