SEGD London Chapter | London Design Festival | POSITIVE PLACES

You are invited to an exciting, half-day, in-person symposium, followed by a networking reception with drinks

You are invited to an exciting, half-day, in-person symposium with the London Chapter SEGD and Sign Design Society SDS.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK VIA THE UK EVENTBRITE PAGE

POSITIVE PLACES

London, 17 September 2026 – the Sign Design Society (SDS) and the London Chapter of the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) are delighted to announce the next chapter in their acclaimed symposium series for London Design Festival 2026. Sponsored by Portland.

Summary:

This year we’re digging into what’s positive, exciting – and perhaps a little controversial – in the world of wayfinding and placemaking. Expect bold ideas, people-first design, fresh perspectives and a few thoughts that might challenge how we think about what we do, brought to life by six outstanding global speakers.

We’ve also got a brilliant venue lined up: accessible, welcoming, and just a really good place to spend a day thinking, talking, debating – and bumping into people you’re genuinely glad to see.

Here is our amazing international line-up of speakers:

Joy lives in the ordinary: making public art for shared spaces

Colin Davies and Nic Quinn, Sum Place

Place Faking. A cultural revolution

Ibrahim Ibrahim, Portland

Retrofit city: social ecologies in the symbiocene

Cannon Ivers, LDA Design

Designing belonging: how environmental communication creates positive places

Luciana Mattiello, STUDIOMDA

The power of ‘soft projects’. How gentle change gets unique results

Wesley Meyer, f.r.a.

Rise up: people, place, planet

Jessica Rose, Rise Up / Plastic Free Thanet

After: Social / networking drinks and canapés reception 5.15pm–7.15pm on the 8th floor terrace

Tickets:

In person attendance: £40, inclusive of all presentations, refreshments during the 2 scheduled breaks, and a concluding networking drinks and canapés reception

Not able to attend in person?

Don’t miss out! Buy a ticket for post-symposium, time-limited access to the recordings of the six presentations instead: £40

Numbers are strictly limited for this event – so book early!

CLICK HERE TO BOOK VIA THE UK EVENTBRITE PAGE

Event Overview:

Date & Time: Thursday, 17 September 2025, 12:45–18.45 (doors open from 12:15pm for a prompt start at 12.45pm, speakers finish at 5.15pm, drinks reception finishes at 7.15pm)

Venue: 150 Holborn, London, EC1N 2NS

Accessible route: The building is level access from the street to all levels via lifts. Gendered and accessible toilets are available on L1 within the main symposium event area. For the networking drinks reception (L8), there is one non-gendered toilet, with the main toilet facilities on L7 via the stairs or lift.

Ticket Price: £40, inclusive of all presentations and a concluding networking drinks and canapés reception (or buy a time-limited access to the recordings of the six presentations)

Registration: CLICK HERE TO BOOK VIA THE UK EVENTBRITE PAGE

London Design Festival:

This event forms part of the city-wide London Design Festival 2026, celebrating design innovation across disciplines and sectors.

Please note: This is an in-person event – the talks will be recorded and available to access under a separate ticket but not streamed live. If you have any questions, please get in touch with the organisers before the event.