| Title | Engagement by Design: Typography for Teachers |
| Category | Education |
| Overview | Transform your text-based learning resources from merely readable to truly engaging in this practical typography workshop. Discover how font choices can significantly impact student learning, accessibility, and engagement across various devices and platforms. You will explore essential typographic principles for creating a clear visual hierarchy in your learning materials, understand important accessibility factors in font selection, and acquire a new “typography toolkit” that will enhance your slide presentations, lecture handouts, and other digital learning content. Perfect for educators seeking to create more professional, accessible, and visually appealing learning materials.
This workshop forms part of our Engagement by Design series, empowering academic staff to enhance their teaching materials using professional design principles and tools—no prior design experience required!
If you have any additional requirements, please contact develop@essex.ac.uk so adjustments can be made. |
| Learning outcomes | |
| Presenter | Martin Jacobs |
| Location | Zoom |
| Campus | Colchester Campus |
| Date and time | 10:00 to 11:00 Tuesday 7 October 2025 |
| Duration | 01:00 |
| Available places | 100 |
| Presenter | Martin Jacobs |
| Location | Zoom |
| Campus | Colchester Campus |
| Date and time | 10:00 to 11:00 Friday 7 November 2025 |
| Duration | 01:00 |
| Available places | 98 |
| University of Essex employee | Use the link provided above to book your place via HR Organiser. |
| Partner institution | Please discuss with your point of contact at your Partner Institution in the first instance. |
| Student Union contractors; PhD students | Please contact the Organisational Development team. |