Tag: Information Design

  • Previous books of the month

    Previous books of the month

    Interaction of Symbols: Icon Design Theory & Practice by Mike Zender (published October 2024). Iconic Transit Maps: The World’s Best Designs by Mark Ovenden (published September 2024) The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook by Nico Larco and Kaarin Knudson (published April 2024) Straight Forward: How wayfinding works and why strategy matters by Patrick Eley and Alan…

  • Chinese University Medical Centre

    Chinese University Medical Centre

    This content is limited for members only Within our member-only pages we provide a wide range of useful information resources including: Recordings of our talks Presentations Academic research papers Case studies Guidance on standards and good practice Project opportunities Join the SDS today to access our priviliged member-only information. SDS members and other registered site users: to choose,…

  • Hong Kong Museum of Art

    Hong Kong Museum of Art

    This content is limited for members only Within our member-only pages we provide a wide range of useful information resources including: Recordings of our talks Presentations Academic research papers Case studies Guidance on standards and good practice Project opportunities Join the SDS today to access our priviliged member-only information. SDS members and other registered site users: to choose,…

  • Projective Design Services

    Projective Design Services

    Projective Design is a complete signage & wayfinding design firm based in UAE, KSA, MENA, UK, CANADA. Our studio has collaborated with some of the known architects, developers and institutions to seamlessly combine wayfinding system into the built environment. We believe that the wayfinding design starts and ends with the user experience. A satisfied user…

  • Pindar Creative awarded prestigious contract to maintain Transport for London’s iconic Tube maps

    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

  • Signes Imatge i Comunicació, S.A.

    Signes Imatge i Comunicació, S.A.

    Signes was created in 1982 in Barcelona. We have a long tradition as wayfinding specialists, as well in signage and corporate identity high quality production and implementation. Our challenge is to maintain the highest professional standards – our greatest asset is our team – and to face the future challenges of our changing digital world.…

  • Review of 2023

    Review of 2023

    2023 brought another busy year for the Sign Design Society, with a rich mix of topics across talks and articles in the newsletters. As ever, we tried to get a balance of research and practice, offering diverse viewpoints and provocations. We started the year with a particularly intriguing challenge for a panel discussion: ‘What can…

  • Help Historic England create a map of the UK’s ghost signs

    Help Historic England create a map of the UK’s ghost signs

    Historic England wants your photos of ghost signs! The organisation is creating a map of the UK’s ‘ghost signs’ and is looking for people around the country to help out. It hopes that the map will help broaden understanding about where ghost signs can be found.  Historic England describes these signs, often found in urban settings and…