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🏆 Entries for the SDS Awards 2027 are now open:
signdesignsociety.co.uk/talk…
The Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement in the wayfinding industry
Submit your work to gain recognition from peers across our industry
#SDSAwards2027
Why enter the #SDSAwards2027?
To showcase your work, gain industry recognition, benchmark against the best and celebrate excellence in sign design and wayfinding.
Entries are now open.
Find out more and enter: signdesignsociety.co.uk/talk…
#Wayfinding #DesignAwards #SignDesign

ALT Promotional graphic for the Sign Design Society Awards 2027 announcing that entries are now open. Orange text and abstract geometric wayfinding-inspired shapes appear on a pale grey-green background. The graphic includes the Sign Design Society Awards 2027 logo, the message “Entries now open”, sponsor logos for SignAgent and Trueform, and contact details for the Sign Design Society awards programme.
This month we're reading 'Alphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type', a vibrant collection of perspectives on typography, design practice and representation from the Alphabettes community.
Read more @SDS_uk: signdesignsociety.co.uk/read…
#ReadersCorner #Typography #TypeDesign
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Well, this was a little unexpected! We’re making a last-minute dash to Barcelona, where we’ve managed to pull together a last-minute book event for ‘Women Changing Cities’!
📅 Wednesday, 4 November 2026
🕗 20:00
📍 La Fuga, Carrer del Consell de Cent 350
redbici.org/presentacion-en-…
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FREE this Tues:
The Effect of Public Space Design on Happiness and Health.
The Outdoor salon.
My guest: Susan Pinker, Psychologist, Author.
FREE webinar
Tues. Nov. 3 at 11am EST/ 5pm CET
Register & share:
bit.ly/4hQzGq8
Invite: Cities for Better Heath & 8 80 Cities.
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RISING VOICES in #UrbanStudies
We invite early-career scholars to propose original Critical Commentaries on the #FutureOfUrbanStudies.
Selected contributors will receive editorial support and join a related podcast.
🔗 Apply: f.mtr.cool/7oag6k6e0d
ITDP's Mobility and Access for Babies, Toddlers, and Their Caregivers course explores how planners, health professionals, and decision-makers can create safer, more accessible cities for young families.
🚶♀️ Learn about walkability, cycling, and public transit
🏙️ Explore concepts like 15-minute neighborhoods and 10-minute public transport
🛠️ Discover practical tools to evaluate transport and land-use access in your city
📚 Self-paced | 3 short modules | ~2.5 hours total
🎓 Certificate of completion
Whether you’re a planner, early childhood professional, or aspiring city builder, this course will help you design places where young children and their caregivers can thrive.
Register today👉 itdp.org/course/mobility-and…
What if wayfinding considered not just where people go, but how spaces feel?
Join Rebecca Adda for @SDS_uk webinar (26 November) on sensory mapping and inclusive design
Book: bit.ly/4yKttSC
#Wayfinding #InclusiveDesign #Accessibility
What makes a positive place? Our October newsletter reviews last month's SDS & SEGD London symposium
Plus 26 November seminar info, opportunities, book recommendations and @SDS_uk Awards 2027 news bit.ly/SDS_MCOct26
#Wayfinding #SDSAwards2027 #Placemaking #InclusiveDesign
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The T.J. Lyons collection of antique metal & wooden typefaces at the Museum of Printing is a true gem!
But there’s much work to be done to bring this collection to life. Your donation can help us catalog & guide how we share this historic collection
museumofprinting.ejoinme.org…
Thinking of entering the #SDSAwards2027?
SDS members benefit from discounted Awards entry fees, access to seminars, insights and a global professional network throughout the year.
Join SDS to get ready for Awards season bit.ly/SDS_JoinUs2
#Wayfinding #Signs #Placemaking
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Contribute to Information+ with a presentation!
Read the full guidelines and submission process on our website:
informationplusconference.co…
#InformationPlus2027 #infoplus2027 #Informationdesign #Datavisualization #Datavis #Dataviz #Polimi #Milan
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Kitching in Kyoto, eyemagazine.com/blog/post/ki…
Fitzpatrick Woolmer is seeking Freelance Wayfinding & Signage Auditors across the UK
A great opportunity for professionals with experience in wayfinding, signage, the built environment and user journeys
Read more: bit.ly/SDS_Jobs2
#Wayfinding #Signage #FreelanceJobs
October’s Reader’s Corner features 'The Science of Wayfinding', on psychology, strategy and navigation in complex environments: bit.ly/SDS_BOTM2
#ReadersCorner #Wayfinding #DesignBooks #InformationDesign
Why are rounded sans the voice of authority in Japan? Shoko Mugikura explains @SDS_uk 15 October online seminar. Join us!
Info and to book:🔗 bit.ly/SDS_Oct26
#Typography #SignDesignSociety #InformationDesign

ALT Two pages from a type design reference book showing outlined Japanese kanji and katakana characters, along with Arabic numerals, each drawn within grid boxes and labelled with technical measurement codes. The layout is schematic and geometric, illustrating the construction and proportions of the characters.
Sign Design Guide+: the @SDS_uk guide to clear, accessible, user‑centred sign design, now in its fourth reprint.
Retails for £40 + P&P, with a discount for our members
To buy a copy: bit.ly/SDS_2ndSDG
#SignDesign #Wayfinding #DesignPublications #InformationDesign
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Student portfolios will dazzle in our March/April 2027 issue, gaining global recognition. Submit your best work for free by Friday, October 2nd! ow.ly/htgw50ZF9ui
Now open for booking, Shoko Mugikura's 15 October talk for @SDS_uk on rounded sans and the visual language of public typography in Japan: bit.ly/SDS_Oct26
Tkts free for our members, otherwise £19
#Typography #sdsTalks #InformationDesign
Your September @SDS_uk highlights are live! Big reveal tease, diary dates, book recommendations, opportunities, and more from across the wayfinding and experiential design community
Find out what’s happening and what’s coming next:
bit.ly/SDS_MCSep26
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