Lesbar – Typografie in der Wissensvermittlung

Didactics is about making knowledge understandable. Successful learning and information transfer requires visually appealing, clearly structured and well-defined layouts for printed and digital teaching and learning media. Typography, in particular, plays a crucial role here, as knowledge transfer is not possible without text or type. Ultimately, it is typography that makes content visible and effective.

This is illustrated in the book Lesbar – Typografie in der Wissensvermittlung, edited by Ulrike Borinski and Rudolf Paulus Gorbach and published by Triest Verlag. The comprehensive project involves 24 experts from different fields, including Antonia Cornelius and Albert-Jan Pool. The book sheds light on the key aspects of didactic typography, type, and readability. It explores the mechanisms of typography in various contexts and explains the characteristics required for effective typography. The typeface used for the entire work is Franziska, which was chosen by Rudolf Paulus Gorbach for its smooth legibility and didactic precision in knowledge transfer.