Dotdash

Dotdash was established in Brisbane, Australia in 1987 by designers Despina Macris and Mark Ross. Over the last 25 years we have completed over 4,000 projects for a diverse range of clients.

Despina Macris and Mark Ross now lead an interdisciplinary design team providing design services to assist people to find their way around public places - wayfinding design.

This work helps to establish the identity and legibility of places providing both social and commercial benefits to the community.

Despina Macris

Despina Macris is a member of the 2020 SEGD Board and has been on the SEGD Board since 2019; she is also the Brisbane SEGD Chapter Co-chair and Director at dotdash.

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Brisbane, AU

President Anna Crider Welcomes 2020 SEGD Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) recently announced its 2020 Board of Directors. Notably, respected experiential graphic designer, Anna Crider,Principal at internationally-recognized firm Entro (New York) has transitioned from Vice President to Board President, continuing to pledge her leadership talents to the association.

SEGD Welcomes 2019 Board of Directors

Washington— SEGD recently announced its 2019 Board of Directorsincluding the departure of three board members, the addition of four new members and the transition of the office of Secretary/Treasurer.

Departures

Graham Hanson(GHD Partners, New York) served on the Board from 2013 through 2018.

Off Grid 18 in Summary

“Off Grid 18,”the second-annual international experiential graphic design event created by the Wellington Chapter of SEGD, transpired over four days and four cities in late February. The theme was “Experiential City,” which posed the question, “What is the ‘experiential city’ and where does design fit in?”

Saluting ANZAC Day at Buchanan Park War Memorial

ANZAC Memorial at Buchanan Park (by Dotdash)

Australians and New Zealanders celebrated ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day this week—the anniversary of the landing of military troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, in World War I on April 25, 1915. Dotdash (Brisbane) had extra cause for celebration this year: the newly opened ANZAC Memorial at Buchanan Park in Burpengary, Queensland.

Multi-Modal Wayfinding in New South Wales

Transport for New South Wales is undertaking an ambitious overhaul of its transportation wayfinding infrastructure across all modes of travel, including train, bus, light rail and ferry. Dotdash (Brisbane) developed an integrated signage system applied across 60 unique sites. Each sign type has a place within sequential zones of user experience from approach to arrival, to waiting and then boarding. See how it’s done in NSW.

Jury Announced for 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards

Stephen Minning of BrandCulture (Sydney) leads a team of eight acclaimed multidisciplinary designers.

WASHINGTON, DC – Stephen Minning,founder and managing director of one of Australia’s leading design and brand studios, will serve as Chair of the 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards jury. He’ll lead a panel of eight other acclaimed designers representing a wide range of disciplines, from interactive experience design to architecture and wayfinding.

Stephen Minning Leads 2016 Design Awards Jury

Stephen Minning, Chair of the 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards

Stephen Minning, founder and managing director of one of Australia’s leading design and brand studios, will serve as Chair of the 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards jury.

Living Tree Creates a New Kind of Patient Experience at Brisbane Hospital

Photo of Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane Australia

The new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane was designed as a "living tree" that promotes patient health and wellbeing. Dotdash delivered a clear wayfinding system that helps reduce stress and an environmental graphics program that adds a sense of joy and vibrancy to the hospital environment.