University of Reading Museums and Collections

Typography Tuesday: Looking at children’s reading books

The start of a new term here in the department of Typography sees in a new exhibition. It is a collections-based research exhibition about typography and illustration in books for teaching reading from the 1880s to the 1960s. The display addresses changes in the design of the reading books, including typeface, line spacing and illustrations.

The exhibition will be open from Monday 11 January 2016 to Friday 18 March 2016, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, Monday to Friday. Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, ToB2, Earley Gate.

References: Walker. S., Book design for children’s reading: typography, picture, print. London: St Bride Foundation, 2013. (available for purchase in the department)

For any enquiries relating to the collections at Typography and Graphic Communication or if you would like to arrange a visit please contact Laura Weill ([email protected]), Collections Administration Assistant.

This month it’s 170 years since the birth of Walter Crane, artist and illustrator. 

Crane’s work was influenced by Japanese prints, with decorative compositions in flat or very deep perspective. He was later to write: 

You can discover more about Walter Crane here.