Welcome to the Sign Design Society
The Sign Design Society (SDS) is for anyone interested in information and graphic communication within buildings and public spaces, including:
- Wayfinding
- Interpretative graphics
- Brand and experiential/environmental graphics
- Statutory and health & safety signs
As well as raising the profile of our disciplines, we offer members a programme of events, resources and initiatives to help them:
- Keep up to date and improve their practice
- Find potential consultants, collaborators & employees
- Promote their work and capabilities
To join choose a membership plan that suits you and sign up!
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Third party events
Every place is full of stories. When bringing a heritage building back to life, or when shaping any building, public space or whole neighbourhood, there is an opportunity to bring those stories to life. Whether through a collaborative design journey or through the physical changes made, there is something powerful about connecting our built world with local people and communities, past and present, through stories. Cristina Carrasco, Participation Manager for the Sunday School Stories Project at Union Chapel in Islington joins us to explore different ways to both tap into and celebrate the stories connected with the places we inhabit, and how these can both contribute to and influence our sense of cultural belonging within our shared heritage across architecture, music and social justice.
Join us for the launch of the Nature Positive Framework for the Built Environment. This webinar will launch a new Framework for a nature-positive built environment. Building on existing guidance and aligning to the global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 ( using a 2020 baseline), and to achieve full recovery by […]
The changes we make to our streets today will be with us for decades. The Summit will focus on how we plan today for streets that are fit for the future. We will discuss how to ensure that people walking benefit from emerging technologies which are forging new ways for people to move around towns and cities. We’ll be considering how we put pedestrians first and create smarter streets for all. Showcasing work in the region which is putting walkers at the heart of change, we’ll also hear from trailblazers who are looking to make walking safer and easier as our streets change and evolve.
The theme of WUF13 will shine a global spotlight on the urgent need to address the global housing crisis and position housing as a driver of inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban development. The six Dialogues at WUF13 will look at housing through different dimensions: how it can be recognized and advanced as a human right; how it can be placed at the centre of policy and practice across levels of governance and global agendas; and how ensuring adequate and equitable housing for all can unlock broader progress towards more inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities.
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