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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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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The tools to reimagine our cities are already in our hands. The solutions exist. The leaders are ready. What’s missing is the bridge between ambition and impact. That bridge is what we build here.
In an era of ever-growing cities and technological innovation, Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress stands as the premier gathering for smart urban mobility. This essential go-to platform unites industry executives, organization leaders, and changemakers who are driving the evolution toward a greener and more efficient transportation ecosystem. Here we’ll uncover strategies and solutions for creating urban mobility systems that enhance health and […]
An in-depth look at Rempart, an irreverant take on François Ganeau’s Vendome. Coming to life through film titles, over-inked specimens, candy bar wrappers, RPG games, castle diagrams, and culinary ephemera, Rempart is a reinterpretation that’s familiar in spirit, but brand new in form.
Lettering Arts Trust Director Mark Noad will speak about the varied lettering all around us in London. Look down and look up, lettering art is every where, from Roman times to the present day, lettering artists have designed and carved lettering to give information, directions, or commemorate a life or event. Visit the Letters Unlimited exhibition and then stay for this fascinating insight into London’s lettering.
Railway diagrams have been at the forefront of mapping Britain’s railways since they first began operating 200 years ago – a journey from A to B has always needed to be easily and quickly understood. This book reveals the surprising history of how British railway cartographers have led the way in designing clear passenger information, even predating the iconic London Underground diagram, which itself has expanded to encompass overground routes around the capital and beyond. Written and designed by bestselling author Mark Ovenden and National Rail mapmaker Andrew Smithers, this intriguing and lively history is illustrated with over 300 colourful maps from around the country, showing the evolution of schematics from simple line drawings to complex diagrams that incorporate ever more information.