Imagine

A World Without Environmental Graphic Design

How would you

know where you
are?

How would
you find the
route to your
destination?

How would you

know you have
arrived?

How would you

know whose
building this is?

Do you use
landmarks to
navigate?

What if you
dont know
the language?

Perhaps you
need to go
shopping

Or you want to
have some fun

Or learn
something new

What do we mean by environmental graphic design?

What do we mean by environmental graphic design?

Communications that exist in
the three-dimensional built
environment

Design elements that

communicate stories, messages,
information or feelings

What do we mean by environmental graphic design?

What do we mean by environmental graphic design?

The visual solution
to a particular problem

Environmental Graphic Design is used to activate,

inform, and organize the places where people live,
work, play and learn.

SEGD has helped foster the discipline of

Environmental Graphic Design in North America.

SEGD now has 1600 members in 33 countries

with 21 chapters worldwide.

SEGD is the global community of people working

at the intersection of communication design and the
built environment.

Our members include:

Architects & Graphic Designers
Interior & Retail Designers
Industrial & Digital Designers
Branding & Experience Consultants
Fabrication & Production Specialists
Design Educators

Why does
SEGD exist?

EDUCATE

Professional Development
For what I have gained in professional expertise and
networking with design comrades, my investment in
SEGD has paid off many times over!
SEGD member, Montreal, Canada

Academic Programs
University of Leicester
Savannah College of Art & Design
Parsons the New School for Design
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Drexel University
Cornell University
University of Cincinnati
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
and others

Research

CONNECT

Annual Conference
2000 Portland 2001 Miami 2002
Denver 2003 Las Vegas 2004
Philadelphia 2005 New Orleans 2006
Hollywood 2007 Boston 2008 Austin
2009 San Diego 2010 Washington 2011
Montreal 2012 Manhattan-Brooklyn,
June 8-9, 2012

Chapter Events

Atlanta Boston Brisbane Charlotte

Cleveland Dallas Denver Edinburgh
Houston Jacksonville Kansas City Los
Angeles Minneapolis Montreal New York
Oklahoma Philadelphia San Francisco
Seattle Toronto Vancouver

Workshops and Programs

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What is the
mission of
SEGD?

PUBLIC AWARENESS

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

DESIGN EDUCATION

STANDARDS OF
PRACTICE

RESEARCH

COLLABORATION

COMMUNITY

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