2024 Summer School:
details announced

The Information Design Summer School is back online for 2024. Starting on 3 September, there will be twice-weekly 3-hour sessions finishing on 26 September. There will be the usual mix of lectures, and discussions, with video lectures and practical exercises to do between sessions.

Running since 2013, the Information Design Summer School is the best place to get a fast introduction to the concepts, principles and challenges of information design.

You will meet with leading experts in information design, who cover a range of different specialisms: diagramming, typography, clear writing, content structure, design education, health information design, financial information, government information, management communications and legal information design.

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Change of dates. We previously announced dates in June for the summer school, but our plans have changed. We hope the September dates work just as well for you.

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