Since

1987

, the

SEGD Global Design Awards

have set the standard of excellence for environmental graphic design and experiential graphic design, honouring design work that connects people to place by providing direction, content, and compelling experiences in public spaces.

Winning projects have ranged from interactive multimedia environments to complex hospital way-finding systems and from branded corporate environments to museum exhibitions. Retail and interior projects, architectural signing, public art, design research, and books have also won awards.

There are seven main categories:

•

Digital Experience

•

Exhibition

•

Interactive Experience

•

Placemaking and Identity

•

Public Installation

•

Strategy/Research/Planning

•

Wayfinding

A multi-disciplinary jury representing practitioners from a diversity of design disciplines, as well as clients, users, and students, will evaluate the submissions and select winning projects based on their effectiveness in connecting people to place, creating a unique and memorable user experience, and solving the client’s objectives and design challenge.

There is no limit on the number of projects that can be entered by an individual or firm. Projects must have been completed between

January 1, 2016

and

December 31, 2018

. Projects can be submitted by

SEGD

members and

non-SEGD

members.

Please note: the deadline for submissions to the awards is

January 31, 2019

, but submissions will be accepted with late fees through

February 14, 2019

.