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:

As well as raising the profile of our disciplines, we offer members a programme of events, resources and initiatives to help them:

To join choose a membership plan that suits you and sign up!

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Join us for this webinar with industry professionals and local authorities to discuss the role of transport infrastructure in developing community identity across the capital.

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Eye Magazine’s first Type Tuesday of 2025 will feature Swiss poster designer, letterpress printer and graphic design educator Dafi Kühne. Dafi will be talking about his work and will be showing (and selling) some of his full size posters.

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Women of different ages sitting on scaffolding platform, seemingly in a built environment

An overview of the origins of patriarchal city systems and roadmap to more gender equitable cities for everyone.

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Brand Identity and Typography Symposium: Designing with letters

Start date: 13 February 2025
End date: 16 February 2025
Advert for the upcoming 'Designing with Letters' symposium

BITS, or Brand Identity and Typography Symposium, is an academic symposium. Participants come together at this event to explore, discuss, exchange ideas, and share insights into a variety of subjects, from design trends to corporate breakthroughs. on branding and typography through conferences, group conversations, and workshops.

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Advert for upcoming RIN Symposium on animal navigation

Registration is open until 15 December 2024.   There is no registration fee, and travel grants are being offered for Master’s and PhD students on a competitive basis, based on the quality of their submitted abstracts.

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