# Society for Experiential Graphic Design A multidisciplinary community creating experiences that connect people to place. ## Timeline *Note: Have only relevant to current studies… will add more points later!!!)* - **1973-07-03:** Initial meeting to explore forming a national organization for architectural sign designers. Attendees: John Berry, Richard Burns, Jim Glass, Chuck Byrne, Phil Meathe.[^1] - **1974-04-09:** Second meeting in Houston. Group names itself the *Society for Environmental Graphic Designers*. [^2] - **1990:** [[Americans with Disabilities Act]] passes. - **1992:** First SEGD white papers published addressing [[Americans with Disabilities Act]] and technical guidelines for signage. [^3] - **1995:** NEA grant to document the history of EGD, co-directed by Sarah Speare and Juanita Dugdale. [^4] ==What was the outcome of this?== - **2005:** JRC Design, SEGD, and Hablamos Juntos develop symbols project that becomes education program for the use of symbols in healthcare environments. The *Universal Symbols in Healthcare Symbols Workbook* is published.[^5] - **2009:** Federal Highway Administration’s *Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)* released (urban wayfinding allowances championed by SEGD & members)[^6] - **2010**: SEGD and Hablamos Juntos introduce Universal Symbols in Health Care - "a set of 56 graphic symbols that make hospitals and other healthcare facilities easier to navigate for underserved populations and patients with limited English or reading proficiency.”[^7] - **2012:** *SEGD 2012 ADA White Paper update: Signage Requirements in the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design* released. [^8] [^1]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^2]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^3]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^4]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^5]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^6]:[[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^7]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]] [^8]: [[segd2013SEGDFirstForty]]