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2nd edition Sign design guide now available to buy!
The new edition of the guide continues to provide practical guidance to experts and non-specialists alike, based on both best practice in inclusive design and the latest research.
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Perdiswell Leisure Centre
xsign Project Name: Perdiswell Leisure Centre Signage Clients: Perdiswell Leisure Centre and Cantoo Design Sector: Retail & leisure Location: Worcester (UK) Role: Sign scheme design, signs manufacture & signs installation The Brief: xsign have built a strong partnership with Eric Klein Velderman, designer at Cantoo Design. He commissioned the company to provide the sign scheme for…
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University of Birmingham
xsign Project Name: University of Birmingham Digital Totem Signs Client: University of Birmingham Sector: Schools, colleges and universities Location: Birmingham (UK) Role: Sign scheme design, signs manufacture and signs installation The Brief: xsign have a long-standing relationship with the University of Birmingham. The company have provided sign packages across a number of sites at the university campus, as part…
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Royal Papworth Hospital
xsign Project Name: Royal Papworth Hospital Client: Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Skanska Sector: Hospitals, healthcare and research Location: Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge (UK) Role: Wayfinding consultancy, sign scheme design, signs manufacture and signs installation. The Brief: xsign were appointed to provide wayfinding consultancy, sign manufacture and sign installation at the brand new Cambridge Biomedical Campus for Royal…
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Venice Marco Polo International Airport, Wayfinding Strategy
pascall+watson Project Name: Venice Marco Polo International Airport, Wayfinding Strategy Client: SAVE S.p.A. Sector: Transport (Aviation) Location: Venice (Italy) The role: Wayfinding design – strategic advice and guidance, brand design, sign planning, product design and digital content design – from initial conceptual discussion through toimplementation and delivery on site. The brief: Pascall+Watson were appointed by Venice Marco…
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Quadram Institute
abg design Project Name: Quadram Institute Client: Quadram Institute Sector: Hospitals, healthcare and research Location: Norwich (UK) Role: 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 biology, human health and disease, capitalizing on the world-class bioscience cluster based at the…
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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 and enable us to share potential challenges and solutions. Many thanks to current…
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Bloomberg European HQ
Whybrow Studio 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, Bloomberg embarked on the construction of a new European headquarters building, in the heart of the City of London, that would meet the needs…
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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 the Manual recently published include chapters, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7. The…
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One Bartholomew
signbox 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 Sector: Offices and estates Location: One Bartholemew, The City, London (UK) The…
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New MSc: Disability, Design and Innovation
The Sign Design Society, through our monthly talks and publication The Sign Design Guide, takes a keen interest in design to improve the lives of disabled people. For SDS members and other wayfinding industry professionals who wish to develop their understanding and design practice further, you may be interested in the new MSc: Disability, Design…