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The Society is now recognised as a professional body by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS), meaning CSD members with relevant skillsets are now eligible for CSCS cards. Most people in construction are familiar with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards. It’s the card that provides proof that individuals working on construction sites have the […]

  LOGOMOTIVE Railroad Graphics and the American Dream Ian Logan & Jonathan Glancy Anticipating a journey is part of the fun of travel and as soon as you glance at this book there is anticipation and visual excitement. Its landscape format echoes the shape of coaches, a format that receives further emphasis from the cover […]

2020 was not only a difficult year for many but it was also the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) in 1930. From a small gathering of designers and artists in the Olde Cock Tavern in London’s Fleet Street organised by Misha Black, Milner Gray and others, the SIA […]

The 45th Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held virtually at 3:00pm on Friday 27 Novemmber 2020. The Notice for the meeting and all relevant documents can be found by logging in to in the members’ area of the website.

The Society holds Observer Status of WIPO which is leading a Conversation on Intellectual Property (IP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) bringing together Member States and other stakeholders to discuss the impact of Al on IP, with a view to collectively formulating the questions that policymakers need to ask. AI has emerged as a general-purpose technology […]

More than ever, design has an important role to play in tackling the issues thrown up by coronavirus and COVID-19. Designers have stepped up to assist in the design and rapid manufacturing of ventilators and other medical equipment and now they need to engage with creating safe working spaces ready for the return to work […]

Putting your portfolio together is one of the most important things you will ever do as a designer: you can have the CV of the century, but if your portfolio doesn’t impress then you could be in trouble. So let’s just remind ourselves. First (and last) impressions count It’s true in person and on paper: […]