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How is AIGA’s mission evolving?

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:10:23 GMT

Following open conversations with designers, members and chapter leaders, AIGA’s national board of directors has refined its statement of the vision and mission for the organization. Here Executive Director Richard Grefé describes how AIGA is recalibrating focus to better serve the design profession as the organization looks toward its second century.

Insight: Defining the Studio of 2015

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:45:34 GMT

Today, designers are designing to enhance understanding when form and content are conditioned by context and impact over time. “Defining the Studio of 2015” seeks the perspectives of visionary design thought leaders who have organized their studios—physically, technologically and culturally—with an eye toward the future.

Webcast: Design for Good

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:23:08 GMT

Join Doug Powell and Amy Chapman as they discuss AIGA’s Design for Good efforts from the past year. Learn how to share your socially impactful work on AIGA.org, where to find opportunities to design for good and what is coming up in 2013.

Webcast: Living Principles for Design

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:31:39 GMT

The Living Principles for Design was created as a framework to guide the development and evaluation of sustainable design solutions. Drawing from—and distilling—decades of collective wisdom, theory and results, The Living Principles weaves environmental, social, economic and cultural sustainability into an actionable, integrated approach that can be consistently communicated to designers, business leaders, educators and the public.

Cultivating design thinking in kids

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:14:25 GMT

DesignEd K12 is AIGA’s initiative to encourage members and chapters to become involved with local schools and school districts to improve understanding of design practices among young people, and to encourage the use of these practices as problem-solving techniques.

Webcast: A visual history of AIGA

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:41:55 GMT

Sean Adams, partner of AdamsMorioka and former AIGA president, presents a visual history of AIGA and hosts a live chat about the organization’s past, present and future.

What should designers do after the election?

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:12:55 GMT

President Obama articulates a vision for arts and culture that recognizes its role in the American experience; he now has four more years to support the arts. AIGA encourages designers to support local action individually or through chapters.

Webcast: Design for Democracy

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:49:35 GMT

Learn how Design for Democracy has been involved in election design over the past 12 years, what's on the horizon and how you can get involved to increase civic participation and help improve interactions between government and citizens.

Webcast: Design education criteria

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:15:37 GMT

Join Ric Grefé and Meredith Davis for this virtual town hall meeting to discuss the competencies that should be taught in design programs.

AIGA Town Hall: Membership

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:31:52 GMT

Attend AIGA’s virtual town hall meeting on September 27 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, led by AIGA Executive Director Ric Grefé, to discuss the new membership structure and AIGA’s goal of making membership accessible to more people. Everyone is welcome to participate!