Design Improv(e) Gives Back to Atlanta

By Lynne Bernhardt

We were astounded by the creativity and enthusiastic participation of all our members who took part in Design Improv(e) during the 2014 SEGD Conference in Atlanta.

Download the Final Program

Download the full program PDF online now! Print it out to have as a reference before you get to Atlanta. You will receive the final bound copy of the program in your conference bag at registration.

SEGD Academic Summit

The 2014 Academic Summit Program is now available for download as a PDF file! Please print a copy for yourself if you are planning to attend the event on Thursday, June 5.

Design Forces Converge at 2014 SEGD Conference

Experiential Graphic Design event opens June 5 in Atlanta.

ATLANTA – Wayshowing expert Per Mollerup, urban artist HENSE, award-winning information designer Andreas Uebele, and acclaimed placemaking designer Clifford Selbert headline the 2014 SEGD Conference this week in Atlanta. Themed Convergence: Crossing Lines, the SEGD event is the world’s only conference focused on Experiential Graphic Design, the discipline that creates experiences connecting people to place.

Women in EGD: Same as It Ever Was?

By Teresa Cox, APCO Graphics

The challenges women have always faced in the workplace—imbalances in leadership, unequal pay, juggling work and personal life, and living down feminine stereotypes—are still alive and well for women in EGD, despite the more liberal nature of the design world.

These realities create both frustrations and opportunities, said participants on SEGD’s Women in Design panel at the 2014 SEGD Conference in Atlanta June 5-7.

SEGD Wayfinding Photo Challenge

Perkins + Will’s Atlanta Branded Environments team hosted the SEGD Wayfinding Photo Challenge for attendees of the 2014 SEGD Conference. It was a great way to add even more fun to the conference and explore the power of social media as a tool for placemaking and economic development.

More and more, we are seeing how regular citizens with camera-enabled smartphones can help shape the future of a city’s brand. Our goal was to provide further evidence of this changing power structure in the field of design.

Convergence: 2014 SEGD Conference

Design Forces Converge at the 2014 SEGD Conference in Atlanta

Ideas, cultures, disciplines, and geographies converged in Atlanta June 5-7 for the 2014 SEGD Conference themed Convergence: Crossing Lines.

Just as Atlanta is a city that has been shaped dramatically by social, cultural, and historical forces, design is continuing to shape and reshape itself as disciplines, technologies, and social changes collide.

My Atlanta: MoDA and The High

Local designers give tips on things to do and places to go when you come to Atlanta for the 2014 SEGD Conference June 5-7, 2014!

My Atlanta: Georgia Barbecue

Local designers give tips on things to do and places to go when you come to Atlanta for the 2014 SEGD Conference June 5-7, 2014!

Georgia has earned its reputation as the top state for barbecue...we're just saying. Asking me to name my favorite BBQ restaurant is like asking me to name my favorite child...but I'll give it a go:

Here’s What You WON’T Find at the 2014 SEGD Conference

We can’t guarantee an Elvis impersonator like we had in Vegas, but you’ll get no boring lectures here—or boring people for that matter. You’ll be inspired by speakers like urban artist HENSE, the creators of the Atlanta BeltLine, wayshowing expert Per Mollerup, and award-winning information designer Andreas Uebele.

Marketing Director April Watson	President David Jorritsma	Student Grace Woelkers
Business Development Director Adrienne Rehm	Project Executive Tom Barton	Associate Professor, Visual Communication Design Neeta Verma

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2014 SEGD Conference