Celebrating excellence in wayfinding
The Sign Design Society Awards 2027, kindly sponsored by SignAgent and Trueform, celebrate outstanding work in wayfinding from around the world. The awards recognise the projects, products and people helping to advance the profession.
Entries open from Monday 2 November 2026.
Entry deadline: 26 February 2027
Finalists announced: April 2027
Awards ceremony: 10 June 2027 (save the date!)
Venue: TBC in London, UK
Who can enter?
The SDS Awards welcome entries from anywhere in the world.
Projects must have been active in your studio between 1 January 2023 and the closing date for entries.
Projects may be entered by designers, consultancies, clients, fabricators, manufacturers, or collaborative teams with the permission of all relevant parties.
Projects may be entered into more than one category where they meet the relevant criteria.
Award categories
- Information Design
- Typography & Graphic Communication
- Environmental Graphics & Placemaking
- Sign Family & System Design
- Product Design
- Materials & Craftsmanship
- Inclusive Design
- Mapping & Spatial Communication
- Research & Strategy
- Innovation
- Temporary & Adaptive Signage
- Detail of the Year
- Emerging Designer
Entry fees
SDS members: £175
Non-members: £225
Students / emerging designers: £25
[A 20% discount applies to each subsequent entry of the same project into an additional category.]
How to enter?
Details to be announced on Monday 2 November 2026.
For questions about entering and / or to be put on the SDS Awards 2027 mailing list, please email awards@signdesignsociety.co.uk.