Labeling identifies products. Signage identifies places.
Signage is a major component of all wayfinding,placemaking and identity systems, and exhibitions. SEGD is a global community of the designers, fabricators and vendors involved in using signage to create a sense of place and to enhance peoples experiences when navigating their way through spaces.
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Beatrice Warde, in her famous 1932 essay “The Crystal Goblet (or Printing Should Be Invisible),” contends that the ideal vessel for wine is one that shows the liquid’s virtues. According to Warde, the best typography should likewise be invisible—the unseen carrier of information.
By Allan Haley, author, lecturer and expert on all things typographic
 U-Turn Permitted—FHWA Reverses Clearview Decision |
 Official Signs & Icons 3—Signing Bicycle Facilities |
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December 2018 "Why do a lot of otherwise really good graphic designers design ineffective maps?"
 Who Needs Signs? |
 User Research, Interaction, and Experience Design in 2015 SEGD Academic Journal |
 Project 100 |
 Tacoma Art Museum Rebrand and Sign Scheme |
 Xintangwanke Mall International Cinema |
 The Strand, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) |
 Charles Amundsen - Trumped! |
 Martin Treu - The Experiential City |
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The stunning new Calgary Central Library is an inspiring vision of what a public space can be. Designed by Snøhetta and DIALOG, the building welcomes, reflects and engages with its community.
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Gemini (Cannon Falls, Minn.), manufacturer of the Duets® line of premium plastic engraving material, has introduced Duets Accents™, a line of colorful, cell-cast acrylic sheet material that can be used for engraving, decorative accent or as a dimensional design component in wayfinding, ADA and architectural signage. The single-ply material features an array of contemporary colors in transparent, translucent and opaque color choices.
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