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
Join us for an enlightening journey into the world of sustainable construction at Accelerating towards a Net Zero Built Environment, where industry experts will gather to explore groundbreaking innovations and strategies reshaping the industry. This dynamic event is dedicated to unravelling the complexities of decarbonisation, including how we can address both embodied & operational carbon, the role of retrofitting to optimise efficiency and facilitate the life-extension of existing buildings, and the importance of low carbon new development because what we build today will shape our tomorrow.
A day of talks addressing how we can build better buildings using the neuroscience of mental mapping to inform architects. This is a hybrid event which can be joined either in-person or online. Our increasingly complex cities contain increasingly complex buildings and navigating these can be a miserable and frustrating experience. To address how we can build better buildings, this event brings neuroscientists, architects, and designers together to discuss how the neuroscience of mental mapping can helpfully inform architects and sign designers. It arises from a joint collaboration between The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA), The Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN), The Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), and The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. This one-day event comprises talks from a variety of academics and practitioners, and panel/audience discussion, followed by a social event. Open to anyone with a professional interest in mental mapping of buildings.
Regeneration is about creating sustainable and resilient communities, and the Regen 2024 conference programme will once again reflect this. From freeing up green spaces to levelling up funds and social housing, our debate will travel across the country and visit various hot topics. Whether you wish to exhibit with us to market or sell your products and services, attract new investment, or establish new long-term business contacts and relationships, visit to meet potential suppliers or partners, or attend the conference to learn, discuss and debate the hot topics in regeneration, Regen offers something for everyone involved in the industry.
An exploration of 40 years of Symbol Culture. The conference picks up on themes explored in Cooper Hewitt’s ‘Give me a Sign: The Language of Symbols’ exhibition (taking place from May 2023 – August 2024 in New York) which shows how our love affair with symbols and icons has developed using Henry Dreyfuss’s 1972 Symbol Sourcebook as a starting point. The conference takes the next step forward, demonstrating how emojis can be employed in worldwide applications involving healthcare, orientation, climate change, multiculturalism, diversity and inclusivity. It will end with an examination of the work of designers and artists who have been exploring universal communication and the place of AI.
Our annual postgraduate show, taking place at the start of the academic year, celebrates groundbreaking and multidisciplinary design projects from seven of the school’s forward-thinking Master’s programmes. This year’s physical show gives visitors the opportunity to see a truly diverse and expansive collection of work by our postgraduate students.