FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2009

SEGD Design Awards Program Receives Icograda Endorsement

Washington, DC ­ SEGD (the Society For Environmental Graphic Design) is pleased to announce SEGD’s 2009 Design Awards Program has received official endorsement from Icograda, the world body for professional communication design.

Endorsement by Icograda indicates that SEGD’s design competition call for entries, jury organization and makeup, and practices align with Icograda’s published “Regulations and Best Practices for Organising Design Award Competitions.” These practices are recommended for competitions organized by Icograda’s member associates in 67 countries and regions worldwide.

SEGD’s annual Design Awards Program was established in 1987 to recognize excellence in environmental graphic design and to inspire and advocate for the highest standards in design of communications in the built environment. The SEGD Design Awards have historically represented a wide diversity of winning design projects from around the world. “We’re proud to have received Icograda’s endorsement for our competition and gratified that our partnership with Icograda helps widen SEGD’s reach internationally,” says Steven Stamper, SEGD president. “Most important, we plan to continue holding the bar high and promoting the highest standards for the design of communications in the built environment.”

SEGD, founded in 1973, 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 increase awareness of the environmental graphic design community, promote the importance of the discipline in establishing place, and continue to refine standards of practice for the field.

Founded in 1963, Icograda (the International Council of Graphic Design Associations) is a voluntary assembly of associations concerned with graphic design, visual communication, design management, design promotion, and design education. Icograda promotes communication designers’ vital role in society and commerce and unifies the voice of communication designers worldwide.

SEGD is the global community of people who work at the intersection of communication design and the built environment.

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