Read Time: 9 minutes
Ted Leonhardt sits down with SEGD for part two of a three-part series to discuss how creativity has been commoditized, how it affects designers and how to succeed in the current climate.
Creativity as Commodity—The Virtuous Cycle
Design Manual for the Swiss Federal Railways
Read Time: 12 minutes
Published in 1992 and reprinted in 2019 by Lars Müller Publishers, Josef Müller-Brockmann's "Passenger Information System: Design Manual for the Swiss Federal Railways" stands as an important contribution in the world of multilingual visual identity guides for transportation wayfinding and signage systems.
For the Future of EGD—Students at Xlab
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Being an SEGD student member is a pretty sweet deal, especially when Xlab rolls around. The location (New York City!) and the price (Free!) are unbeatable, but that's just the beginning.
Insights into Sessions—Xlab 2019
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Still waiting to get key insights into a few sessions on the Xlab agenda?
We're posting session descriptions for Edwin Schlossberg, Andy Van Solkema and more. With Xlab nearly a month away, we hope you're beginning to see the big picture here. Xlab 2019 is one event you won't want to miss!
CEO Update Q3, 2019: Everything's the Same, but Different
And don't we all know it?
This has been an interesting quarter defined by the term "change is our only constant." As a designer by training and probably a lot like you, I would not want it any other way. We believe that you can always improve. It is what we do. However...
A Week Seen Through My Lens
Read Time: 1.5 minutes
Each week is not planned nor defined. I observe and then design…
A visual blog by Lucy Holmes
Design is a way of seeing. The handprint is mine; the texture of my hand is my unique "mark," but how the colors came out is random. This reminded me of my early design days—pre Apple Mac—when every part of the design process was "handmade."
Always Going Home, with Glass Art, Heart and Architecture
Read Time: 4 minutes
By Christina Amri, Amri Studio
Imagine my surprise when my long-ago business partner (and high-school sweetheart) called me the other day to say, “Hey, our stained glass is in the new movie ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’—and it looks good!”
Entro Announces Sydney Office
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Entro Communication Inc. today announced the opening of its Australian office based in Sydney, and the joining of Principal, Jan Ashdown. Headquartered in Toronto with other offices in Calgary, New York, and Zurich and a team of over 55 staff, Entro is a place-branding and experiential design firm with a unique focus on the human experience in the built environment.
SLD Grows, Adding New York
Read Time: 1.5 minutes
Brand and retail design agency, Shikatani Lacroix Design, recently announced that they have tapped senior brand development leader, Janice Jaworski, as VP/Managing Director for SLD NYC. With offices in Toronto and Shanghai, SLD NYC is the latest location in the agency’s growing global roster.
“By expanding into New York, SLD is strengthening our ability to focus on the areas of our business with the biggest growth opportunities, and offer best in class solutions to our clients at greater scale,” said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, founder and president of SLD.
The Golden Ticket Tour of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Wed, 10/30/2019 - 16:00
EGD SEMINAR in TONGJI DESIGN WEEK
Sat, 10/19/2019 - 09:00
The District Wharf Tour: How Signage Helped Build a Neighborhood
Wed, 10/23/2019 - 18:30
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Design of the four-volume proposed masterplan by Sidewalk Labs that will transform the city’s eastern waterfront into one of the most innovative districts in the world.
In healthcare facilities, binging sustainability to bear on experiential design practices boosts the benefits of both strategies
Between the soaring popularity of HGTV shows and meaningful new studies on the impact interior design can have on healing and happiness, it’s not surprising that designers (and even non-designers; more on that later) are finding interior design opportunities in healthcare and wellness-related projects.
Vicki Sundstrom - The Future of Wayfinding
Harry Spetnagel: Attract, Engage, Retain
Chris Whalen and John Morena - Content with Image, Type, and Video
