Latest news
Congratulations to Astley Signs, celebrating thirty years in business under current ownership
In an event postponed from 2020, a month-long celebration of Astley Signs‘ 30th business anniversary culminated in colleagues from the company’s Gateshead and Kettering offices gathering together in late November to mark the date when the current owners took ownership of the Read More…
Save the date: 6th June – SDS on tour and the Birmingham Design Festival 2019
Following last year’s fabulous multi-faceted event, the SDS is heading up to Birmingham again in June. This year promises to be even bigger and better. Not only will the SDS be curating a workshop and sign tour, (full details to follow shortly), Read More…
Case study: Quadram Institute signage by ABG Design
Project Name: Quadram Institute Client: Quadram Institute Sector: Hospitals, healthcare and research Location: Norwich (UK) Role: Sign design Background: The Quadram Institute is a new multi-million, state-of-the-art food and health research and NHS endoscopy centre. It will create new interfaces between food science, gut Read More…
Case Study: Whybrow’s wayfinding scheme for Bloomberg Europe HQ in London
Project Name: Bloomberg European HQ, London Client: Foster + Partners Sector: Offices and estates Location: The City, London (UK) Role: Wayfinding design, signage prototyping and quality benchmarking, implementation management. The Brief: In December 2010, to meet the needs of their growing number of employees and represent their company’s Read More…
Sign Design Society case study library launch
September sees the launch of the Case Study Library offering paid up Sign Design Society members a platform to showcase their work to prospective clients and partners. The aim is also to develop a valuable reference resource for members that will inspire, promote good practice Read More…
Case study: Signbox completes barcode installation project for One Bartholomew
Project Name: LED illumination barcode installation at One Bartholomew Client: Signbox was commissioned to deliver a CAT A signage project by architect, Sheppard Robson, on behalf of contractor, Mace Group, for One Bartholomew, a 12-storey, 221,000 sq.ft office building owned by property investor, Helical plc. Read More…
Latest Case Study Library resource – Norsign completes signage project for the V&A Museum (Dundee)
Project Name: V&A Museum, Dundee Client: BAM Construction Sector: Museums Location: Dundee (UK) Role: Norsign worked closely with the main contractor, architect and council to supply and install all of the internal and external signage, ensuring that they not only kept to budget but that the Read More…
End-of-year update and Season’s Greetings from the Sign Design Society
Well where did 2018 go? It’s been an interesting year – record-breaking summer temperatures and continuing uncertainty around Brexit (I promise that’s the first and last mention of the B word). It’s also been a pretty significant year for the SDS. Not Read More…
Department for Transport’s Through the Traffic Signs Manual – updated chapters now available
The DfT’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. The Manual is published by TSO in Read More…
Case study: Signbox implements the wayfinding and environmental graphics for world leading management consultancy
Signbox has implemented the wayfinding and environmental graphics for the London offices of a world leading management consultant and professional services firm, serving clients in more than 120 countries across 40 industries. When the company, which occupies three floors of the landmark Plantation Read More…