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Sarah Haun
Two Twelve Associates
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New York, NY 10010
212 254 6670
shaun@twotwelve.com
Two Twelve's David Gibson Named 2009 SEGD Fellow
New York, NY, May 28, 2009 – Two Twelve, the New York City-based information design firm, announces that principal David Gibson was named the 2009 SEGD Fellow at the professional association's annual conference in San Diego, CA.
The Fellow Award, given annually, is the highest member recognition bestowed by SEGD. It honors individuals for promoting the highest values in environmental graphic design and significantly contributing to the direction and growth of the field. The Fellow Award has been presented to 28 professionals since the program's inception in 1987.
Mr. Gibson is internationally respected for his work in public information and wayfinding design. As co-founder and managing principal of Two Twelve in New York, David has developed complex wayfinding systems for clients such as the Central Park Zoo, Downtown Baltimore, the City of Chicago, Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, Radio City Music Hall, and the city of Charlotte, NC. He wrote The Wayfinding Handbook: Information Design for Public Places, published by Princeton Architectural Press in early 2009.
Mr. Gibson was past president of SEGD in 1991-1992, a Board Member and Chairman of its annual Conference in 1991, and a recipient of its Angel Award in 1996 for his contributions to the organization and the profession.
About
Two Twelve
Two Twelve (http://www.twotwelve.com)
is a graphic design firm that seeks sustainable solutions to problems of wayfinding, information, and visioning. David Gibson founded Two Twelve in 1980, and he and his partner Ann Harakawa presently run the firm's New York-based operation. Important commissions have included wayfinding and signage design for the Mets' ballpark Citi Field, the Yale University campus, Massachusetts General Hospital, Radio City Music Hall, and Grand Central Terminal.
About SEGD
SEGD (http://www.segd.org), formerly the Society for Environmental Graphic Designers, is the global community for people who work at the intersection of communication design and the built environment. SEGD has more than 1,600 members who work in the planning, design, fabrication, and implementation of communications in the built environment. SEGD is guided by a Board of Directors,
which creates policies and programs to grow, enrich, and provide educational resources to the community. A strong network of Chapter Chairs represents SEGD at the local level, providing a vital liaison role between local members and the Board of Directors. A diverse professional staff implements Board initiatives, provides member support, and works to provide new services and resources for the SEGD community.
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