Archives: Events
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Towards a climate sustainable future
Date: 15 October 2020 While we have all been busy figuring out the endless stream of ’new normals’ brought about by COVID, the climate emergency has not gone away. Indeed, recent circumstances have brought some issues into even sharper relief: the desire for economic recovery to be tied to strong green priorities seems to be…
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Don’t fear the future: how interdisciplinary design is changing to meet new circumstances
Date: 10 September 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. Its impact transformed our economy, public and private spaces, and the way we went about our lives individually and collectively. Organisations in every sector, including our own wayfinding and sign industry, had to adapt and evolve quickly to changed priorities to help us navigate these uncertain…
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Wayfinding and cognitive neuroscience
Date: 23 July 2020 Can designers and cognitive neuroscientists collaborate to design a more navigable world? Professor Kate Jeffery (UCL) joined us to explore how cognitive mapping and other spatial processes underpin wayfinding in both humans and animals. How people and animals find their way around has been an intensive topic of research for almost…
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Sign design gets things moving again!
Date: 25 June 2020 A talk about wayfinding during the coronavirus lockdown, with Sander Baumann (designworkplan). Sander shared his experiences of wayfinding and sign design during lockdown, how his business changed overnight and how he found new opportunities to keep moving on. Recording Sander Baumann talk
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Thinking differently
Date: 11 February 2020 This talk provoked the status quo and encouraged new thinking to solve everyday navigation and wayfinding challenges. what3words British tech company has turned how we assign place addresses on its head. The company has developed a simple, human-friendly platform that allocates a three-word address to every 3m x 3m square in…
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An intelligent wayfinding strategy for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Date: 30 January 2020 In the year of Euro 2020, we kicked off the new programme of SDS seminars with a talk by Simon Borg on the brief, challenges and inspiration behind Populous Activate’s commission for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Simon examined how the practice’s cross-disciplinary design approach informed the development of authentic and long-lasting…
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The best of British wayfinding 2019
Date: 16 December 2019 Wesley Meyer (f.r.a.) representing one of three finalists in the British Sign Awards 2019 wayfinding category, joined us to talk through the brief, challenges and inspiration behind the studio’s winning commissions. The thinking behind the development of the wayfinding strategy and the design of the signage for Metquarter Liverpool, including the…
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Jan Tschichold and the New Typography in Weimar Germany
Date: 13 November 2019 Our November event featured Professor Paul Stirton who explored the influence and work of ‘Die Neue Typographie’ movement through the lens of typographer Jan Tschichold’s life and work. Paul’s talk came hot on the heels of the publication of his book, “Jan Tschihold and the New Typography” (Yale University Press), and…
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Places with purpose do better: the role of place branding
Date: 9 October 2019 Have you ever looked at your surroundings and wondered why so much of it looks the same? Many of the places that surround us were designed by committee with only shareholders in mind. But sometimes it happens differently. And when it does, those places feel great. We want to come back…
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SDS summer party: wayfinding cues beyond signs
Date: 11 July 2019 Wayfinding is often equated with signs. But as any experienced consultant will soon tell you, signs are one among several options in the wayfinder’s toolbox. The architectural features, landscape design, lighting, public art, digital solutions and people all have a role in helping people to navigate and understand places. For the…