Projects per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Education
2005 – 2009 (June)
Practice based doctorate, PhD, the Royal College of Art, London
Subject: 'Typeface Legibility: towards defining familiarity'
Funded by grants from ‘Microsoft Advanced Reading Technologies’ and the ‘Rootstein Hopkins Foundation’
1995 – 2000
Visual Communication at The Danish Design School, graduated June 2000
Work
September 2017 – now
Head of Centre for Visibility Design at Royal Danish Academy
February 2020 – now
Professor WSR, Royal Danish Academy
January 2014 – January 2020
Associate professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design
October 2009 – December 2013
Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design
October 2012 – April 2013
Visiting researcher at the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading, UK.
August 2008 – September 2009
Part time lecturer at The Danish Design School
2000 – 2005
Graphic designer at the Danish design studio Gul Stue
Research areas
Few people notice when reading a font of high legibility, but many notice when the opposite is the case. Small changes in letter shapes can extend the maximum reading distances of traffic signs, improve the visibility of text on medicine packaging, and enhance the reading experience on computer monitors.
Many type designers, and many perception psychology researchers, have shown interest in typeface legibility. Unfortunately, relatively few of these have made use of the knowledge provided by the other field. In my work I aim at uniting the two approaches.
Research area
- Graphic design and visuel media
- type design
- typography
- visual communication
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Typeface Legibility for Visually Impaired Readers
Beier, S., Pedersen, P. & Pardo Virto, O.
01/09/2017 → 31/07/2021
Project: Research
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Impact of glaucoma medications on the ocular surface and how ocular surface disease can influence glaucoma treatment
Kolko, M., Gazzard, G., Baudouin, C., Beier, S., Brignole-Baudouin, F., Cvenkel, B., Fineide, F., Hedengran, A., Hommer, A., Jespersen, E., Messmer, E. M., Murthy, R., Sullivan, A. G., Tatham, A. J., Utheim, T. P., Vittrup, M. & Sullivan, D. A., Jul 2023, In: The Ocular Surface. p. 456–468 13 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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One Font Doesn’t Fit All: The Influence of Digital Text Personalization on Comprehension in Child and Adolescent Readers
Sheppard, S. M., Nobles, S., Palma, A., Kajfez, S., Jordan, M., Crowley, K. & Beier, S., 2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 864, 26 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Pharmaceutical packaging design from a low-vision user perspective
Beier, S., 25 May 2023.Publications: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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The effect of serifs and stroke contrast on low vision reading
Minakata, K., Eckmann-Hansen, C., Larsen, M., Bek, T. & Beier, S., 2023, In: Acta Psychologica. 232, 103810Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Science of Type
Beier, S., 16 Nov 2023.Publications: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication
Prizes
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Building Better Reading through Personalized Digital Text
Sofie Beier (Lecturer)
8 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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What Makes a Typeface Legible? Ask Science.
Sofie Beier (Lecturer)
2 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Skriftstøberen John Baskerville’s designproces
Sofie Beier (Lecturer)
26 Aug 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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typ.dk//05: Per Mollerup
Sofie Beier (Organizer)
15 Dec 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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Typeface functionality
Sofie Beier (Lecturer)
2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Professor: Vi bør ikke vurdere en uddannelses relevans ud fra lønsedlen
21/06/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kulturen i P1: Om udvikling af læse app til børn
11/04/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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AftenRadio: Om udvikling af læse app til børn
05/04/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Danske forskere vil udvikle app, der kan lære børn at læse
05/04/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kulturen i P1: Burberrys nye skrifttype varsler store forandringer
16/02/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media