As fabrication technologies have advanced, so have the abilities of designers to create new forms at less prohibitive costs. In renovating the atrium of the IDS Center in Minneapolis, Dimensional Innovations, with a team of other designers, have created a series of public furniture pieces using the latest 3D printing technologies. To learn how they did it, read on!

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Through SEGD Vanguards, we’re recognizing, amplifying and celebrating the designers and practitioners who are making a real difference, right now. Starting with Wayfinding + Placemaking—and now Exhibition + Experience—each list recognizes influential visionary practitioners, whose work throughout the past year has impacted their discipline—creating a more connected and inclusive world, by pioneering new ways of seeing the design process, methods, innovations—and more.

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SEGD’s 2021 Exhibition + Experience event culminates on Thursday afternoon, August 5, with a keynote presentation by L’Rai Arthur-Mensa (Local Projects, New York, NY) and Phillip Keith Armstrong (Greenwood Rising, Tulsa, OK). Their presentation celebrates the official opening of the new Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center this month in Tulsa, which tells the story of the Greenwood District and the resiliency of it’s community.

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Within the field of design, Bruce Burdick (1933 – 2021) is recognized as a true innovator. He and his firm, The Burdick Group, pioneered the incorporation of new technologies into the design of everything from office furniture to museum exhibitions. SEGD is sad to report on Bruce’s recent passing. Read on to learn more about Bruce’s life and design legacy.

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In response to historical racial injustice and the renewed calls for change across all institutions, eight members of SEGD have formed the organization’s first-ever Racial Justice Commission. Their mission: to advance racial justice within SEGD and the field of Experiential Graphic Design by serving  as an advisory group and providing guidance to committees, chapters, and staff—all in support of more inclusivity and accountability within the organization.