Category: News

  • Deadline extension: Call for speakers for SEGD / SDS 2025 symposium @LDF2025: Wayfinding – future thinking

    Deadline extension: Call for speakers for SEGD / SDS 2025 symposium @LDF2025: Wayfinding – future thinking

    Call for speakers: Wayfinding – future thinking Update (as of 27/06/2025): Deadline for submission of proposals has been extended to: Monday (midday) 7 July ’25. The Sign Design Society and SEGD are in the midst of planning this year’s symposium. Our theme is ‘wayfinding – future thinking’. We’d love to hear from you if you…

  • Azal Wayfinding, Saudi Arabia

    Azal Wayfinding, Saudi Arabia

    This content is limited for members only Within our member-only pages we provide a wide range of useful information resources including: Recordings of our talks Presentations Academic research papers Case studies Guidance on standards and good practice Project opportunities Join the SDS today to access our priviliged member-only information. SDS members and other registered site users: to choose,…

  • Reader’s corner book of the month: June 2025

    Reader’s corner book of the month: June 2025

    Featuring publications of relevance to our industry, including those cited in SDS e-newsletter lead articles and suggested additional reading, we’ve recently relaunched the SDS Reader’s Corner book of the month page. Each month we will showcase a suggested read that relates to our professional areas of interest, be it a seminal publication or something more…

  • SignAgent launches new and improved mobile app

    SignAgent launches new and improved mobile app

    On 14 May 2025 SignAgent announced the release of its new and updated mobile application, available for both iOS and Android devices. SignAgent Mobile in an all-in-one application that transforms how signage professionals handle field work, making their work more accurate, easier, and faster, thereby reducing the need for return trips. The app eliminates the…

  • Design studios: Opportunity to be paid by Adobe to hire apprentices

    Design studios: Opportunity to be paid by Adobe to hire apprentices

    Announced in late April ’25 at the Adobe MAX event in London, Adobe is offering design studios circa £15,000 to hire apprentices, on three to six month placements (full or part-time), to boost opportunities for the next generation of creatives. Initially, this scheme will be offered in Canada, UK and USA. This is part of…

  • Opportunity for young people: Design for My London Pictogram competition

    Opportunity for young people: Design for My London Pictogram competition

    Take part, and your creation could be featured in an exhibition at Japan House London! The competition is open to young people aged seven to 16 who are based in the UK. All entries must be approved and supported by a parent or legal guardian. Pictograms are simple and easy-to-understand symbols – they help us all find our way around without…

  • Now available to download: ‘Quality of Life Initiative Implementation Guidelines’

    Now available to download: ‘Quality of Life Initiative Implementation Guidelines’

    The Quality of Life Initiative’s Implementation Guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for cities to follow to assess and improve the quality of life for all inhabitants. The Guidelines offer policymakers, urban planners and community leaders practical steps and a comprehensive roadmap for cities to adopt the Quality of Life Index. The step-by-step process is designed…

  • SDS spring update

    SDS spring update

    Welcome to the April newsletter of the Sign Design Society. We thought we’d take this opportunity to update you on how things are in the society. Our big news is that after the success of last year’s symposium on the subject of designing inclusive wayfinding information, we plan to hold another symposium this year. As…

  • It’s a hattrick for Astra Group at the Sign & Wrap Awards 2025

    It’s a hattrick for Astra Group at the Sign & Wrap Awards 2025

    Leading full-service provider of traditional and digital signage solutions Astra Group won a hattrick of accolades at this year’s Sign & Wrap Awards, including the highly coveted title ‘Signage Company of the Year 2025’. Speaking on the night of the recent Awards ceremony, the judges said: “Astra Group sets the standard for industry innovation, quality,…

  • Introducing the William Sutton Prize for connected communities

    The Helen Hamlyn Foundation for Design is delighted to be partnering with Clarion Housing Group on The William Sutton Prize, the leading award for innovation in social housing. The Prize turns ambitious ideas into practical solutions for the sector’s most pressing challenges.  New for 2025, The William Sutton Prize for Connected Communities will provide up to £25,000 in funding,…