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Endpoint’s wayfinding solution of the National Museum of Norway wins gold at 2023 Viseult Awards
Congratulations to Endpoint whose wayfinding work for the iconic National Museum of Norway recently won gold at the 2023 Visuelt Awards ceremony, held on 11 May in Oslo. Statsbygg – the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property – appointed Endpoint to Read More…
Reader’s corner book of the month: June 2023
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 Read More…
Making Borough Yards happen: the SDS twilight tour
On 23 March, the SDS held their first in-person event of 2023. Wesley Meyer and Jamie Trippier of f.r.a. gave a tour of their work on Borough Yards in south London. It was a dark and stormy night … no, it really Read More…
f.r.a. tops up its awards count!
SDS member, f.r.a. has boosted its bulging trophy cabinet with yet another prestigious award for their work on Borough Yards, a new dining, shopping, workplace, and cultural destination in the medieval heart of London’s Southwark. On 22 March they picked up the Read More…
Design Council champions the value of design. Interested in becoming a research partner?
Every three years, the Design Council publishes Design Economy, the only publication that provides data on the state of design and design skills in the UK, and their value to the whole UK economy. The term ‘design economy’ identifies four categories of Read More…
Abram Games Archive visit
On 10 February, the Sign Design Society made its twice postponed visit to the Abram Games archive. This visit was significant because it’s the first in-person event the society has organised since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Little did we Read More…
Join the Access Association – become more involved in access and inclusive design
The Access Association (A.A.) are a national network of individuals who are passionate about access and inclusive design. The Association recently held their autumn seminar, titled ‘Inclusive Environments: Designing for Neurodiversity.’ The event included talks on BSI PAS6463 Design for the Mind due Read More…
Recent ThinkStation initiative findings to feed into the brief for an upcoming international station design competition
Some SDS members may have been fortunate to be amongst the 350 people who had the opportunity to attend one of the series of pioneering ThinkStation workshops held in recent months across the UK. Run by the Design Council in partnership with Read More…