Tag: placemaking
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Head of Learning and Interpretation, English Heritage (UK)
Who we are and what we’re looking for At English Heritage, we believe heritage is for everybody. It lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions — connecting us to the past and to one another. We care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites across England, making them…
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Reader’s corner book of the month: April 2025
Featuring publications of relevance to our industry, including those cited in SDS e-newsletter lead articles and suggested additional reading, we’ve recently relaunched the SDS Reader’s Corner book of the month page. Each month we will showcase a suggested read that relates to our professional areas of interest, be it a seminal publication or something more…
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Current tender opportunities
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,…
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Mid-Level Wayfinding Designer, Trivandi (UK)
Trivandi leads the design, delivery and operations of major events and venues. We are proud to have delivered over 200 projects in 26 countries. In 2013, Trivandi was formed to share the knowledge and expertise gained as the senior leadership team that planned, delivered and operated the 120+ venues of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic…
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Junior Wayfinding Designer, Trivandi (UK)
Trivandi leads the design, delivery and operations of major events and venues. We are proud to have delivered over 200 projects in 26 countries. In 2013, Trivandi was formed to share the knowledge and expertise gained as the senior leadership team that planned, delivered and operated the 120+ venues of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic…
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Astley Signs becomes one of the first UK signmakers to earn bronze medal from Ecovadis for sustainability performance
UK leading signmaker Astley proudly announced that they have achieved their bronze medal from EcoVadis, a global leader in business sustainability assessments. The EcoVadis assessment evaluates 21 sustainability criteria across four core themes: environment, labour & human rights; ethics and sustainable procurement. More than 130,000 companies globally have been rated by EcoVadis. Astley is a…
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Previous books of the month
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning‘ by Rana Amirtahmasebi and Jason Schupbach (published December 2024 by Routledge) Building and Dwelling‘ by Richard Sennett (published April 2019 by Penguin Books) Creating Sustainable Cities by Herbert Girardet (published August 1999 by Green Books) Building for People by Michael Eliason (publication date put back to 31 March…
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Wayfinders
We make places look lovely and help people find their way around them. We love great design and the elegance of simplicity. We have a blast working with some of Ireland’s biggest organisations (and tiny ones too) to deliver beautiful branding and wayfinding rollouts. Wayfinders’ projects. Phone: T +353 1 8326966 Email: info@wayfinders.ie Website: www.wayfinders.ie…
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Touristic Signage and Wayfinding System, Azerbaijan
SIGNES Project Name: Touristic Signage and Wayfinding System in Azerbaijan Client: Azerbaijan Ministry of Tourism Sector: Tourism & cultural heritage Location: : Various locations across Azerbaijan The role: Sign design, wayfinding, typography, map design, graphic design The brief: The Ministry of Tourism in Azerbaijan commissioned a comprehensive signage system to enhance the experience for tourists visiting key cultural and historical sites.…