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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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Chinese University Medical Centre
ATELIER PACIFIC Project name: Chinese University Medical Centre, Hong Kong Client: CUHK Medical Centre Sector: Hospitals Location: Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Role: Wayfinding strategy, exterior & interior signage designer – included strategic advice and guidance, signage planning and design from initial concept through to implementation and delivery on site. The brief: The hospital site…
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Hong Kong Museum of Art
Atelier Pacific Project Name: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Client: Hong Kong Museum of Art (Hong Kong Government Leisure & Cultural Services Department) Sector: Museums & Galleries Location: Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Hong Kong The role: Wayfinding strategy, exterior & interior signage designer – included strategic advice and guidance, signage planning and design…
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SignAgent launches Build, a new channel to expedite sign order fulfillment
SignAgent, the SAAS platform for managing sign assets and information throughout their life cycle, is thrilled to launch SignAgent Build. SignAgent Build is made exclusively for sign builders and installers. Build offers three powerful capabilities: Orders, the Build projects kanban, and the Install App. The new Orders feature represents an improved channel for requesting, issuing,…
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Modulex an exciting innovation in wayfinding: Verifind
Verifind is a Modulex Group innovation representing the next generation of wayfinding design tool. It provides users with the necessary information to solve navigation challenges more effectively by adopting a human-centred approach and analysing research insights. Verifind uses advanced eye-tracking technology to study how people interact with visual cues and communication elements when moving through buildings. By analysing…
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Applied achieves Certified B Corporation™ status
Applied’s work for their clients involves giving people the freedom to move, by walking, cycling and by public transport. These are fundamentally positive for the environment, public health and community-building, by design. B Corp certification recognises Applied’s commitment to be a responsible and effective company. As a certified B Corp, Applied joins a global community…
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A review: Inclusive design for wayfinding symposium
A probably not impartial review by Andrew Barker On 18 April, the Sign Design Society and SEGD held a symposium about inclusive design for wayfinding. We had fantastic lineup of speakers and a capacity audience – it was great! The event was mainly to celebrate the launch of the new edition of the Sign Design…
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Genius Loci scoops multiple awards at Transform Middle East & Africa (MEA) Awards 2024
Sign Design Society member, Dubai-based Genius Loci is pleased to announce that its innovative signage and wayfinding solutions design work on three recently completed, international commissions (one in Europe and two in the Middle East) has been rewarded with multiple gongs at the Transform Awards MEA 2024. The company’s design work on the Ellinikon Experience…
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Invitation to participate in a Design Economy workshop on social and environmental value
Design Economy is an ambitious research programme led by the Design Council, which currently is exploring the environmental and social impact of design. PDR, a design research centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University, is undertaking this phase of the study (project managed by Piotr Swiatek) on behalf of the Design Council. As part of this study, PDR…
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Pindar Creative awarded prestigious contract to maintain Transport for London’s iconic Tube maps
Image of an excerpt of a Tube Map (in an Underground train carriage) showing a selection of cedntral London station stops
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Remembering Phil Baines
We were saddened to hear of the death of Professor Phil Baines in January 2024. Phil Baines was one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British graphic design. His career of forty years spanned curation, graphic design, teaching and writing. Combining teaching at Central St. Martins with a passion for architectural lettering and signage,…