Field of Activity
Joé Mertenat contributes to the project „Text und Bild in Leichter Sprache,“ which focuses on developing strategies and materials for accessible communication. His role involves research and visual development, supporting the analytical evaluation of findings, and assisting in the coordination and documentation processes.
Biography
Joé Mertenat completed his BA (Visual Communication and digital Spaces) and his MA (Digital Communication Environments) at HGK Basel.
His research focuses on how visual and interactive frameworks and systems—such as interfaces, visualizations, and media artefacts—mediate data and information, structure understanding, and affect accessibility. In his master’s thesis, he critically examined how digital tools and visualization practices shape, constrain, and translate the production of meaning, proposing alternative approaches to visualizing complex and subjective data.
Before joining the Institute Digital Communication Environments (IDCE) as a research assistant, he worked on projects across digital product design, visual information systems, and visual communication. At IDCE, he contributes to the research project Text und Bild in Leichter Sprache, developing materials aimed at accessible and inclusive communication.