Minding the Gap: SEGD presents its first international event in London
31.08.2010 News
Washington, DC (United States) - Leading environmental graphic design professionals from North America and Europe will meet to share ideas, strategies and resources during 's (the Society for Environmental Graphic Design) first-ever international symposium 22 October in London.
"Minding the Gap: Views on EGD from Both Sides of the Pond" will focus on the broad contemporary practice of environmental graphic design, the range of disciplines represented in the SEGD community and the role of EGD in the built environment.
"The scope and impact of EGD continues to evolve and expand, and this is a perfect moment for North American and European designers to meet, exchange ideas, and focus on what lies ahead for our profession," says David Gibson, information designer and principal of Two Twelve (New York). Gibson and Alexandra Wood, principal of Holmes Wood (London) are co-organisers of the event.
The opening session will highlight the breadth of EGD, from wayfinding to environments and exhibition design. After opening remarks by Lee Skolnick, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership (New York), presentations will include David Gibson on wayfinding; Laurence Madrelle of LM Communiquer (Paris) on environments; Gary Shelley of Casson Mann (London) on exhibition design; and Jason Bruges, Jason Bruges Studio (London) on art and lighting design.
The symposium will be held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, where environmental graphic design has helped to shape the visitor experience and provide context for one of the world's most diverse museum collections. Moira Gemmill, the V&A's director of projects, design and estates, will lead a panel featuring contemporary designers working for the museum, including Lucy Holmes of Holmes Wood; Agnieska Glowacka of Glowacka Rennie Architects (London); and Frans Bevers of Opera Amsterdam.
A panel discussion hosted by the Sign Design Society, led by SDS President Michael Wolff, will showcase design for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Recent winners of the SEGD Design Awards program will highlight the day's final session. 2010 winners including Tim Fendley of Applied Information Group (London), designers of the Legible London pedestrian wayfinding system, and Nuno Gusm?o, principal associate of P-06 Atelier (Lisbon), which won awards for the Theatre and Auditorium of Poitiers, Bikeway Belém, and Museu Funda??o Oriente, will present their work.
The symposium will close with a "Looking Ahead" discussion between Pentagram partners Daniel Weil (London) and Michael Gericke (New York).
The symposium will highlight EGD's multidisciplinary nature and its reach into all aspects of design for the built environment, says Alexandra Wood, a member of the SEGD Board of Directors.
The event is open to designers, clients, developers, fabricators, technology providers, and other professionals connected with environmental graphic design or allied disciplines including architecture, graphic and interior design, information and interaction design, wayfinding, and signage design.
"SEGD offers an incredibly valuable array of educational resources to those of us practicing environmental graphic design," says Wood. "Encouraging a formal dialogue among colleagues 'across the pond' is a great first step toward sharing SEGD resources globally."
"Minding the Gap" is made possible in part by lead sponsor the Principle Group.
Find out more or purchase tickets for the symposium on SEGD's website.
For more more information, please contact:
Ann Makowski
T: +1 202 638 5555
E: ann@segd.org
W: www.segd.org
"Minding the Gap: Views on EGD from Both Sides of the Pond" will focus on the broad contemporary practice of environmental graphic design, the range of disciplines represented in the SEGD community and the role of EGD in the built environment.
"The scope and impact of EGD continues to evolve and expand, and this is a perfect moment for North American and European designers to meet, exchange ideas, and focus on what lies ahead for our profession," says David Gibson, information designer and principal of Two Twelve (New York). Gibson and Alexandra Wood, principal of Holmes Wood (London) are co-organisers of the event.
The opening session will highlight the breadth of EGD, from wayfinding to environments and exhibition design. After opening remarks by Lee Skolnick, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership (New York), presentations will include David Gibson on wayfinding; Laurence Madrelle of LM Communiquer (Paris) on environments; Gary Shelley of Casson Mann (London) on exhibition design; and Jason Bruges, Jason Bruges Studio (London) on art and lighting design.
The symposium will be held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, where environmental graphic design has helped to shape the visitor experience and provide context for one of the world's most diverse museum collections. Moira Gemmill, the V&A's director of projects, design and estates, will lead a panel featuring contemporary designers working for the museum, including Lucy Holmes of Holmes Wood; Agnieska Glowacka of Glowacka Rennie Architects (London); and Frans Bevers of Opera Amsterdam.
A panel discussion hosted by the Sign Design Society, led by SDS President Michael Wolff, will showcase design for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Recent winners of the SEGD Design Awards program will highlight the day's final session. 2010 winners including Tim Fendley of Applied Information Group (London), designers of the Legible London pedestrian wayfinding system, and Nuno Gusm?o, principal associate of P-06 Atelier (Lisbon), which won awards for the Theatre and Auditorium of Poitiers, Bikeway Belém, and Museu Funda??o Oriente, will present their work.
The symposium will close with a "Looking Ahead" discussion between Pentagram partners Daniel Weil (London) and Michael Gericke (New York).
The symposium will highlight EGD's multidisciplinary nature and its reach into all aspects of design for the built environment, says Alexandra Wood, a member of the SEGD Board of Directors.
The event is open to designers, clients, developers, fabricators, technology providers, and other professionals connected with environmental graphic design or allied disciplines including architecture, graphic and interior design, information and interaction design, wayfinding, and signage design.
"SEGD offers an incredibly valuable array of educational resources to those of us practicing environmental graphic design," says Wood. "Encouraging a formal dialogue among colleagues 'across the pond' is a great first step toward sharing SEGD resources globally."
"Minding the Gap" is made possible in part by lead sponsor the Principle Group.
Find out more or purchase tickets for the symposium on SEGD's website.
For more more information, please contact:
Ann Makowski
T: +1 202 638 5555
E: ann@segd.org
W: www.segd.org
About SEGD
Founded in 1973, SEGD (the Society for Environmental Graphic Design) is the global community of people working at the intersection of communication design and the built environment. Through educational programs, research, and publications, SEGD's mission is to provide learning opportunities and resources for professionals involved in EGD, promote the importance of the discipline in establishing place, and continue to refine standards of practice for the field.About the Sign Design Society
The Sign Design Society includes graphic designers, wayfinding consultants, manufacturers, academics, human factors experts, students, and others for whom signing is an important part of their business. Its purpose is to inform members, provide platforms for dialogue, and promote better understanding of the importance of signing and wayfinding and to encourage greater focus in the design disciplines, in industry, and in education.
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