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Previous books of the month
Information Design Unbound by Dr Sheila Pontis and Michael Babwahsingh (publised November 2023) Why Graphic Design Matters, by Rick Poynor (published October 2023) Design for Resilience: Making the Future We Leave Behind, by Stuart Walker (published August 2023) The New Urban Aesthetic: Digital Experiences of Urban Change, by Dr Monica Monserrat Degen and Gillian Rose (published July…
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Global Cybersecurity Institute’s Brand Environment
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…
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Reader’s corner book of the month: December 2023
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…
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Coming soon: 2nd edition Sign Design Guide
[If you wish to purchase a copy of the current edition of the Sign Design Guide, please email our Administrator.] Many of you will be familiar with the Sign Design Guide . It is firmly established as an authoritative guide to designing signs inclusively. The Guide is now over 20 years old, and while still…
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Whybrow Pedrola becomes Whybrow Studio
As of mid June 2023, Whybrow Pedrola is renamed Whybrow Studio, now that they’ve fully embraced the move to Margate on the north Kent coast. The Whybrow Pedrola studio opened in Margate when the pandemic hit in 2020. It was a positive move, and the team have made it home. Whybrow Studio retains its desk…
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Designers: GA::kit Open Source Software now available
GA::kit has been created by American firm Gallagher & Associates (G&A), experts in the field of building community experiences. It’s an Open Source Software toolkit for developers and creative technologists on experience design teams, to quickly develop interactive experiences. This can be at any point in a design process, from a brief proof of concept,…
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Endpoint’s wayfinding solution of the National Museum of Norway wins gold at 2023 Viseult Awards
Congratulations to Endpoint whose wayfinding work for the iconic National Museum of Norway recently won gold at the 2023 Visuelt Awards ceremony, held on 11 May in Oslo. Statsbygg – the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property – appointed Endpoint to design and develop a wayfinding system that would enable museum visitors to easily…
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Wellington Place, Leeds
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Making Borough Yards happen: the SDS twilight tour
On 23 March, the SDS held their first in-person event of 2023. Wesley Meyer and Jamie Trippier of f.r.a. gave a tour of their work on Borough Yards in south London. It was a dark and stormy night … no, it really was a dark and stormy night. So much so that people were calling…
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Houses of Parliament
ABG DESIGN Project Name: Houses of Parliament – Visitor Signage Client: Houses of Parliament and the Palace of Westminster Sector: Visitor attractions Location: London, England The role: ABG Design won a competitive tender in conjunction with Donald Insall Associates (conservation architects) to design all visitor facing signage across the Parliamentary estate. This included main visitor-facing areas for all tours,…