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Dr. Irmi Wachendorff is an Associate Professor at the University of Reading, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, where she has taught since 2017. Her work bridges typography, graphic communication, visual culture, and sociolinguistics, with a focus on typographic landscapes in multilingual urban environments. She investigates how letterforms and typographic decisions shape social practices in global cities.
- PhD (summa cum laude), University of Duisburg-Essen (2023)
- MA Art and Design History, Folkwang University of Arts (2015)
- MAS Typography & Type Design, Zurich University of the Arts (2011)
- Diplom Visual Communication Design, University of Art and Design Offenbach (2008)
Her research spans typographic discourse, design history, and social transformation, emphasizing inclusive and participatory approaches. Recent work includes the Typographic Landscape Research group exploring lettering as cultural practice.
Scientific achievements include funding by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and a summa cum laude doctorate in 2023. She has published in peer-reviewed volumes on topics like discourse typology in urban typography and social recognition through multilingual lettering.
Wachendorff teaches typographic practice across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, covering editorial design, wayfinding, and branding. Her supervision includes research on typographic history and design for social change, reflecting her commitment to socially responsible design education.
