Jane Teather MA FCRI FISTC

Information designer and illustrator

Originally a biomedical researcher, Jane has been an information designer since the 1980s. During that time, she has produced a very wide range of information products for the telecommunications industry, the pharmaceutical industry and other healthcare organisations. She has also been active in the wider information design community – for example, organising events for the Information Design Association.

She is particularly interested in the clear communication of scientific, medical and healthcare-related information, to both specialists and non-specialists.

Jane has worked with Consumation since 2000; during that time, she has gained considerable experience in developing and testing information about medicines and healthcare.

Particular skills include:

• Writing clear and appropriately targeted information for a wide range of audiences — including people with special needs, non-specialist users of information, and scientists, engineers and other professionals
• Typography, design and layout
• Illustration; integrating text and graphics in instructions; communicating information about risk
• Diagnostic testing of patient information and instructions. She is a very experienced interviewer and analyser of results
• Development of templates for use within client organisations, plus training and support in their implementation
• Other training

One of the inaugural Life Fellows of the Communications Research Institute (CRI) http://www.communication.org.au, formerly the Communications Research Institute of Australia (CRIA)

Fellow and former Council member of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) http://www.istc.org.uk

Committee member, Information Design Association (IDA) http://www.informationdesignassociation.org

Member of the Royal Institution http://www.rigb.org

Member of the organising committee for the InfoDesign 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2007 and 2009 conferences

Member of the judging panel for the annual PopComm technical, corporate, financial and charity publishing awards, 1994 to 2004.