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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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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…
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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 signs were exactly as they had been specified. The Brief: The whole building, including…
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Launch of the membership directory
The opportunity to promote your services and expertise to prospective clients and collaborators via the SDS website, is now available to all paid up members. More details are available here, but to take advantage of this benefit simply: Complete the directory application form. Select an image that best represents your work; (horizontal orientation, maximum size…
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Brighton & Hove Wayfinding Scheme
simplex ltd Project Name: Brighton & Hove wayfinding scheme Client: Design, Print and Sign Sector: Towns & cities Location: Brighton & Hove, UK The role: Trade manufacture of monoliths and miniliths to the client sign company to graphic and install. The brief: In 2013 Design, Print and Sign approached Simplex Ltd looking for an alternative solution to…
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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 only did we welcome a new administrator Kate, we also launched the long-awaited…