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Our events
Places with purpose do better: the role of place branding
Hear Simon Yewdall, dn&co.'s Lead Strategist talk about place branding, what it is, and why it is needed. He will explain what good place branding looks like, setting out the emotional and economic reasons the world of brand can help places change their perception.
Date: 09 Oct 2019
Venue: dn&co., 3 Tyers Gate, Bermondsey, London SE1 3HX
SDS summer party: wayfinding cues beyond signs
For the SDS summer party we’re celebrating the role that art and light play in wayfinding and placemaking. Our two guest speakers, both at the forefront of their fields, are Paul Arad (Acrylicize) and Jason Bruges (Jason Bruges Studio).
Date: 11 Jul 2019
Venue: The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd, 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
Latest news items
The 2019 British Sign Awards – deadline for submitting entries extended to Friday 27 September
Once again we’re pleased to announce that the SDS will be judging entries in the wayfinding category of the 2019 British Sign Awards. This annual showcase celebrates the best of the best, from those working in the business of signs. Last year saw Read More…
Case study: Butterfield Group creates signage for ‘B Works Powered by Yorkshire Bank’ flagship branch in Manchester
Project Name: B Works Powered by Yorkshire Bank Clients: Yorkshire Bank Sector: Other (Financial) Location: Manchester – Flagship (UK) Role: Branding, sign design concept and build in conjunction with designers I-AM and the CYBG team direct. Service delivered inclusive of full sign manufacture Read More…
Remembering June Fraser, pioneering graphic designer, former SDS Chair and co-author of the Sign Design Guide
Many of you will be aware of recent tributes to June Fraser, following her death at the age of 88 earlier this summer. The Guardian’s obituary (02/08/2019), written by her daughter Zoe Cull, summed June up as: “Energetic, ambitious, practical and Read More…
Whybrow and Heath Pedrola form a new London wayfinding and placemaking agency partnership
Ian Whybrow and Heath Pedrola are partners of newly formed Whybrow Pedrola. Originating from different sides of the world – South East England and North East Australia respectively – Ian and Heath met at a Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) event Read More…
SDS AGM (2019) and nominations to the Steering Group
Please be advised that the 2019 AGM will take place immediately before the SDS summer social and talks, details below: Date: Thursday 11 July 2019 Time: 4.30pm Location: The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd, 75 Cowcross St, Farringdon, London EC1M 6EL All members Read More…
New interactive map provides accessibility information for Britain’s railway stations
As part of their Inclusive Transport Strategy, the British rail industry has launched a new ‘Active Map‘ which will help passengers, including those with disabilities, find out about station accessibility. The interactive map is compatible with accessible features on iPhone, Android and Read More…
CSM Live partners with Formula E to deliver a sustainable, non-PVC signage solution
Formula E has partnered with global branding supplier CSM Live to reduce plastic production and waste, rolling out revolutionary sustainable trackside signage made of non-PVC material. The new branding product was debuted on 13 April 2019 at the GEOX Rome E-Prix event. The Read More…
Gold for SDS member CCD Design at the 2019 Transform Awards
At the Transform Awards gala dinner and awards ceremony, held in London on 28 March, SDS member CCD Design & Ergonomics were awarded top honours in the Wayfinding or Signage category, for their Royal Museums Greenwich National Maritime Museum project. Congratulations to Read More…
Signage CPD training day competition (now closed) – winner announced
Update (1 April 2019) – Congratulations to winner Masson Seeley. Member Make it Happen provides training, consultancy, project management and products to the signage industry. Their mission through their training programmes is to expand current knowledge; and encourage new ideas and practices to Read More…
NEW Traffic Signs Manual chapters 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 now available
The Department for Transport’s Traffic Signs Manual provides guidance to traffic authorities and sign designers on good practice in respect of the design and use of traffic signs, in order to provide appropriate and adequate information for road users. Revised discrete sections of Read More…