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Society for Environmental Graphic Design
SEGD is an international non-profit educational organization providing resources for design specialists in the field of environmental graphic design, architecture, and landscape, interior, and industrial design. SEGD members are leading designers of directional and attraction sign systems, destination graphics, identity programs, exhibits, and themed environments.
Environmental Graphic Design embraces many design disciplines including graphic, architectural, interior, landscape, and industrial design, all concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communicating identity and information, and shaping the idea of place.
Some common examples of work by EGD practitioners include wayfinding systems, architectural graphics, signage, exhibit design, identity graphics, civic design, pictogram design, retail and store design, mapping and themed environments.
Founded in 1974 and originally named the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers, SEGD has grown into an international educational foundation with over 1200 members.
Membership is open to anyone working in EGD including designers, students, educators, in-house designers, artisans, fabricators, and clients.
The organization is headquartered in Washington, DC, and represented locally by more than 20 chapters run by Chapter Chairs.
Sample Projects
Concord Mills
Location: Concord, NC
Design Firm: Kiku Obata & Company
Corning Museum of Glass: Glass Innovation Center
Location: Corning, NY
Design Firm: Ralph Appelbaum Associates Incorporated
Donut King
Location: Atlanta, GA; Raleigh, NC; Orlando, FL
Design Firm: Lorenc Design
Link
Books
Wayfinding: Designing and Implementing Graphic Navigational Systems by Craig Berger with content contributions from the SEGD membership
Official Signs & Icons 2 by Mies Hora
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