Symbols (pictograms) are the universal vocabulary that can transcend words, languages, locations, and cultures. Symbol design is a critical component of graphic design because symbols can often communicate information more concisely than words.
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Symbol Design Articles
Wayfinding as Placemaking at Discovery Elementary School
Discovery Elementary School is the first new elementary school to be built in Arlington, Virginia in more than a decade. The design team from VMDO Architects successfully created a kid-centric, place-based, wayfinding narrative that went beyond navigation to support a larger vision of spatial interaction.
 Agile Wayfinding for Deloitte Montreal |
 A Clear View with Don Meeker, 2015 SEGD Fellow |
Thoughts and Opinions
The SEGD/Hablamos Juntos Healthcare Symbols - Will They Work?
In October 2010, SEGD proudly introduced a universal set of healthcare symbols, developed in collaboration with Hablamos Juntos (Spanish for “let’s talk together”). It is obvious that it was an enormously complex project and quite an achievement, for which we want to compliment all the many people involved. Also, it is obviously too late for us to “talk together,” about it, so let's review the results.
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SEGD Symbol Design Podcasts
The ideal way to learn from your desk. These courses consist of podcast recordings of webinar and workshop materials delivered by the top professionals in EGD in the SEGD community.
$10 for individual Podcasts and $30 for the Podcast collections (best value) for members. Click for content details.
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Symbol Design News
Lance Wyman Exhibit Up in Mexico City
Lance Wyman, FSEGD, will be honored at a conference and exhibition beginning this month at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City.
Bon Appetit!
Michael Courtney Design designed this logo and a menu for a group of cooking enthusiasts in Seattle who jokingly call themselves “the Gourmet Club.”
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