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
15 October 2026 (1pm BST) Approachable, friendly, and playful – these are the qualities most often associated with rounded sans typefaces in Europe. Yet these associations are far from universal. In Japan, rounded sans are often the voice of authority – they are not only far more commonly used in public typography than in many […]
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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
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history. Book for a 90 minute tour.
TypoCircle is commemorating 50 years with an evening celebration and a limited-edition poster series and half-century identity by Studio DRAMA.
This talk brings together researchers and practitioners working across architecture, landscape and environmental art to explore how ephemeral architectures, shared seasonal structures and storms can become a design method, informing architecture, landscape and environmental art in a changing climate. Through presentations on seasonal calendars, rice fields, vernacular agricultural structures, weather and storms, the symposium will […]
To celebrate 160 years of printing at Smails and 40 years since National Trust for Scotland took over the care of the printworks on behalf of the nation, we are proud to present:
Old New Tech: 160 years and still printing, an Anniversary Lecture by eminent print historian Dr Helen S. Williams, discussing 160 years of letterpress printing in Innerleithen, and the wider context of letterpress printing in Scotland.
Oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum of Victorian history. Book onto a 90 minute guided tour.