Welcome to the Sign Design Society
The Sign Design Society (SDS) is for anyone interested in information and graphic communication within buildings and public spaces, including:
- Wayfinding
- Interpretative graphics
- Brand and experiential/environmental graphics
- Statutory and health & safety signs
As well as raising the profile of our disciplines, we offer members a programme of events, resources and initiatives to help them:
- Keep up to date and improve their practice
- Find potential consultants, collaborators & employees
- Promote their work and capabilities
To join choose a membership plan that suits you and sign up!
Our events
Richard Ardagh talks about his recently published book, Type Archived, which documents the treasures of traditional typefounding held at London’s legendary Type Archive
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News
2nd edition Sign design guide now available to buy!
The new edition of the guide continues to provide practical guidance to experts and non-specialists alike, based on both best practice in inclusive design and the latest research.
Third party events
Fontstand conference offers exciting two-day program full of practical workshops & presentations about various aspects of typography.
We all know a great place when we find one — but what makes it great, and how do we create more of them? Walkability isn’t just about infrastructure, it’s about appeal. People walk when streets feel human-scaled, inviting, and alive with arts, culture, and community. This webinar, jointly hosted by the Urban Land Institute and America Walks, features Ethan Kent of PlacemakingX and placemaking expert Carol Coletta to explore the strategies that transform ordinary streets into dynamic places.
An unmissable online design and creative conference featuring six speakers from six continents. Discover different practices, approaches, cultures and personal insights from industry leaders and fresh-faced pioneers from across the world.
Justine will be In Conversation with Dr Colette Jeffrey, Chair of the Outdoor Adventure Navigation Group, to discuss how they navigated across the Aleutian island chain that links USA and Alaska with Russia. We will also talk about other trips she has filmed and any navigation mistakes, the consequences and the learning for her next sea adventure.
In today’s world of Unicode standards and QWERTY keyboards, the uniform approach to text can create the impression that writing is fixed: that letters are static, that typography is a fully developed discipline, and that the work of type designers will remain fundamentally unchanged in the decades to come. This associative lecture on writing, language and letters invites to question the dominant, rational, constructed narrative. If history, too, is a constructed narrative, then perhaps it need not only be written, but can also be assembled.