Prof. Dr.
Karel van der Waarde

Karel studied graphic design at The Design Academy, Eindhoven and De Montfort University, and Reading University.

In 1995 he started a design – research consultancy in Belgium that develops and tests patient information leaflets, instructions, forms, and protocols in both digital and analogue formats. Most of the projects are related to information about medicines for patients, doctors and pharmacists.

Currently, he teaches at BA, MA, and PhD level at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (CH), and the University of Hasselt (BE).

He is a board member of the International Institute for Information Design and the International Plain Language Federation, and an editorial board member of Information Design Journal, Hyphen, She Ji, and Visible Language.