SIGDOC 2026
St. Paul, MN | October 23 – 24
What is SIGDOC?
An Annual Conference
SIGDOC sponsors an annual conference, held typically in the fall. We have been holding conferences consistently since 1982.
A Supportive Community
The SIGDOC community consist of around 200 members, many of whom are early career scholars and graduate students.
A Place to Publish
SIGDOC supports the publication of our annual conference proceedings as well as our flagship publication, Communication Design Quarterly.
Download the SIGDOC 2025 Proceedings!
Lubbock, TX | October 24-25
SIGDOC’s Mission
SIGDOC is the ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication. Our mission is to advance the state of knowledge, encourage the research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication. We provide a forum for researchers, teachers, and practitioners of technical writing, information architecture and design, user experience, usability studies, computer documentation, disability studies, game studies, and other relevant fields to share research and best practices by participating in our annual conference, ad hoc committees, or multiple publication outlets—particularly our flagship publication, Communication Design Quarterly.
News from Our Blog
- SIGDOC Executive Committee Statement on the De-Chartering of CCCCThe following post is a message from the SIGDOC Executive Committee (EC). Dear Members of the SIGDOC Community, The SIGDOC Executive Committee (EC) is deeply
- ACM message on ACM Digital Library Open AccessThe following post is a message from the ACM staff leadership. Dear Members of the Computing Community, We are pleased to share an important milestone
- ACM’s Transition to 100% Open Access PublicationWhy the Change? What is Changing? All ACM Publications will go fully open access starting on January 1, 2026. All authors will retain copyright through
News from Our Medium Blog
Financial Updates and Changes for SIGDOC in FY 23–24
Being one of the 38 SIGs under ACM certainly has its advantages. We are able to leverage the ethos, reputation, and corporate support of ...
Apr 28, 2023 / Read More
2023 Executive Committee Elections
SIGDOC is searching for volunteer-leaders to run for election in 2023.
Mar 23, 2023 / Read More
Diana Award: EuroSIGDOC
SIGDOC is excited to announce the 2023 Diana Award winner: EuroSIGDOC!
Mar 23, 2023 / Read More
C.A.R.G. Winners for 2022
The SIGDOC Executive Committee is delighted to announce the winners of the two 2022 Career Advancement Research Grants (CARG).
Mar 02, 2023 / Read More