Archives: Events
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Inclusive Type Design
Date: 3 March 2026More info ypotheque shows how science and typography can unite to create accessible fonts for visually impaired readers and marginalized communities. Typotheque worked with the researchers of the National Centre of Ophthalmology in France to determine the ideal letter proportions for their visually impaired patients. Cognitive scientist Héctor Mangas will discuss a lab-based…
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The City Through a Child’s Eyes: Lessons from Copenhagen and Gladsaxe
Date: 10 February 2026More info This is the third edition of the Academy of Urbanism’s Founder’s Lecture, held in memory of John Thompson at his alma mater, Cambridge University. The lecture aims to continue his legacy of community architecture by inviting speakers whose work helps strengthen community through urbanism. We’re delighted to have Honorary Academician Tina Saaby delivering the…
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Small Performances: An Interlude
Date: 4 March 2026More info In March 2024, a collaborative team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and Birmingham City University launched an AHRC-funded project entitled ‘Small Performances; investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville through heritage science and practice based research’. Two years later, the team is back in Birmingham, taking an interlude…
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2026 SEGD Voices: Exhibition Excellence in Coversation
Date: 15 January 2026More info The format is intentionally focused and conversational. This SEGD Voices will open with a brief overview of the SEGD Global Design Awards, followed by short, moderated discussions—approximately seven minutes per project—with each award-winning team. Together, they’ll explore: Design intent and creative vision Research and strategy behind the work Collaboration across disciplines…
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Streets Reimagined: for People and Planet
Date: 13 January 2026More info Streets Reimagined: for People and Planet will explore the powerful role urban streets play in shaping human and environmental health and well-being. Led by Skye Duncan and Fabrizio Prati, this session highlights how streets, our single largest network of public space, represent one of the greatest untapped assets for cities.…
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SEGD PPG: Wayfinding and Experiential Graphics
Date: 8 January 2026More info Advancing Wayfinding & Experiential Graphic Design The Wayfinding and Experiential Graphics PPG focuses on critical areas of interest identified by members, including digital wayfinding, accessibility in design, human psychology in navigation, and the intersection of sound and space. Committees within the group are tasked with exploring these areas through research,…
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Framework for a Nature-Positive Built Environment Launch Webinar
Date: 18 February 2026More info Join us for the launch of the Nature Positive Framework for the Built Environment. This webinar will launch a new Framework for a nature-positive built environment. Building on existing guidance and aligning to the global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 ( using a 2020 baseline), and…
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Accessible Healthcare Environments – Inclusive Environments Webinar
Date: 22 January 2026More info In this session, access consultant David Biggins explores access barriers and requirements in creating inclusive healthcare environments. In this session, access consultant David Biggins explores some accessibility challenges in healthcare environments. This webinar covers different access requirements, key legislative requirements, best practice guidance, and relevant inclusive design principles. This webinar…
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RNIB Inclusive Environments for People with Sight Loss
Date: 4 February 2026More info Increase your understanding of how to make environments more inclusive for people living with sight loss. The RNIB Health and Social Care Training team will deliver a CPD workshop exploring principles that can be reasonably applied to home, working and public places and that can support wayfinding and useability for…
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Clear metro signage for all
Date: 18 December 2025 18 December 2025 (1pm GMT) Fenne Roefs’ talk Fenne Roefs’ (Mijksenaar) talk explored how the Amsterdam Metro is rethinking its wayfinding system to make it more inclusive. It’s a story of design as inclusion: how small changes in signage can transform the experience of hundreds of thousands of daily passengers, bridging…