Speaker Shaima Elbardawil

Dr. Shaima Elbardawil, PhD, is a visual communication practitioner, educator, and researcher. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication at the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Elbardawil’s research interest focuses on the visual communication of information in urban environments, with specific reference to graphic objects, signs, and wayfinding systems. She investigates the various typographic conventions that contribute to the legibility of our environments from cultural, aesthetic, and psychological perspectives.