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Why TfL chose the colour purple for the Elizabeth Line
https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/crossrail-real-reason-tfl-chose-17404241 Yesterday, 15 December 2019, marked the dawn of a new era in London/Home Counties train travel. Transport for London (TFL) started the rolling out process for the new Elizabeth Line (formerly known as Crossrail), taking over from Great Western Railway (GWR) Read More…
British Sign Awards 2019 – SDS member companies win trophies in four categories
On 14th November, British sign industry colleagues including many SDS members gathered at the Athena Centre in Leicester to celebrate the best UK-based sign makers of 2019. Now in their seventh year, the British Sign Awards have become a beacon for the Read More…
Festival of Place 2019 – a member’s perspective
Back in July, Festival of Place gifted the Society two tickets to their inaugural conference. The aim was to bring people that work in the built environment together to explore how to create places that thrive. The tickets were offered to two Read More…
Whybrow and Heath Pedrola form a new London wayfinding and placemaking agency partnership
Ian Whybrow and Heath Pedrola are partners of newly formed Whybrow Pedrola. Originating from different sides of the world – South East England and North East Australia respectively – Ian and Heath met at a Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) event Read More…
Sign Design Society case study library launch
September sees the launch of the Case Study Library offering paid up Sign Design Society members a platform to showcase their work to prospective clients and partners. The aim is also to develop a valuable reference resource for members that will inspire, promote good practice Read More…
NEW Traffic Signs Manual chapters 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 now available
The Department for Transport’s Traffic Signs Manual provides guidance to traffic authorities and sign designers on good practice in respect of the design and use of traffic signs, in order to provide appropriate and adequate information for road users. Revised discrete sections of Read More…
New MSc: Disability, Design and Innovation
The Sign Design Society, through our monthly talks and publication The Sign Design Guide, takes a keen interest in design to improve the lives of disabled people. For SDS members and other wayfinding industry professionals who wish to develop their understanding and Read More…
Latest Case Study Library resource – Norsign completes signage project for the V&A Museum (Dundee)
Project Name: V&A Museum, Dundee Client: BAM Construction Sector: Museums Location: Dundee (UK) Role: Norsign worked closely with the main contractor, architect and council to supply and install all of the internal and external signage, ensuring that they not only kept to budget but that the Read More…
Department for Transport’s Through the Traffic Signs Manual – updated chapters now available
The DfT’s Traffic Signs Manual provides guidance to traffic authorities and sign designers on good practice in respect of the design and use of traffic signs, in order to provide appropriate and adequate information for road users. The Manual is published by TSO in Read More…
Case study: Signbox implements the wayfinding and environmental graphics for world leading management consultancy
Signbox has implemented the wayfinding and environmental graphics for the London offices of a world leading management consultant and professional services firm, serving clients in more than 120 countries across 40 industries. When the company, which occupies three floors of the landmark Plantation Read More…