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Design for Democracy ballot design garners national attention AIGA Design for Democracy contributed an editorial and interactive piece on NYTimes.com, titled “How Design Can Save Democracy.” This coverage follows two front-page articles on ballot design (in The New York Times and USA Today), enabled by AIGA’s efforts to demonstrate the value of design to society. |
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chance to purchase Gala tickets: Buy your tickets now for the fifth annual Design Legends Gala on September 18, in New York City. Be a part of the celebration as the design community honors the creativity, inspiration and innovation of those who have defined the profession. The evening honors the 2008 Medalists; recipients of the 2008 Corporate Leadership Awards; the 2008 Fellows; the winners of the 2008 Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism; and recipients of the Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships. Newly added: a silent auction with work by more than 20 AIGA Medalists. Don’t miss out! | ||
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2008 Fellows galleries available The AIGA Fellow is awarded by AIGA chapters to recognize the contributions of designers in their local communities. Beginning with the 2008 Fellows, the website now features brief biographies and galleries of the designers’ work. The objective is to provide yet another resource for students and professionals to learn about designers who make a difference, while also celebrating their influence and achievements. |
Three writers chosen for third annual Winterhouse Awards David Barringer, Annie Simpson and Joshua Yaffa have been selected as winners of this year’s Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism. A program of AIGA, these annual awards recognize excellence in writing about design and encourage the development of voices under 40 engaged in critical thinking about design and visual culture. The awards will be presented at the fifth annual AIGA Design Legends Gala. |
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Design Journeys archive recognizes design pioneers The “Design Journeys” project celebrates the stories and work of diverse designers and educators through online galleries and biographical essays, a special collection in the AIGA Design Archives and a traveling exhibition in 2009. The first seven featured designers’ entries have been published. See how the histories and work of these designers can inspire the next generation of young people from all backgrounds to consider design as a viable and rewarding career. |
AIGA joins Council on Competitiveness to advocate design’s value AIGA is the only design organization to join the Council on Competitiveness, a group of corporate CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders committed to the future prosperity of all Americans and enhanced U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. AIGA’s involvement is important to strengthen the Council’s recognition of the value of design thinking and familiarize policy-makers with designers. Initially, Richard Grefˆ© will represent AIGA; we will seek interested volunteers in assuming that role in the future. |
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Get involved: Nominate a board member for 2009 The 2009 nominating committee, chaired by Sam Shelton (DC), requests that nominations to the AIGA board be submitted by November 15. Five seats with a term of July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2012, are open. The nominating process is designed to identify, encourage and enlist the active participation of dedicated professionals in the service of AIGA at a leadership level. |
Design leaders see stronger design economy coming AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index shows the beginning of a rebound in leading designers’ confidence in economic growth, rising to 68.18 from its three-year low of 64.06 in the second quarter. |
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AIGA recognized by IMLS for its role in design archiving and conservation AIGA has been awarded one of the limited sets of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books, DVDs and online resources. The resources will be added to the library at the National Design Center in New York City and will be available for research to AIGA members. |
AIGA Design Archives increase to 19,000 selections online More than 80 years’ worth of graphic design artifacts are now searchable in the online AIGA Design Archives. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, AIGA exhibition catalogues from 1924–1979 have been added to the online collection. |
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AIGA positions design profession in top-level debates about global issue AIGA is supporting the United Nations Development Program by funding a print piece that is part of its exhibition on climate change. The exhibition will start in New York City in September during the United Nations General Assembly and then travel worldwide until it reaches Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in fall 2009. |
2009 Awards committee seeks recommendations The 2009 AIGA Awards committee is now accepting recommendations for the AIGA Medal. You may recommend colleagues who have made a significant impact on the practice of design in the United States for consideration. Recommendations should be sent to awards@aiga.org and must include the nominee’s name along with a short paragraph about why he or she should be considered. The committee will accept recommendations until November 5. |
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AIGA’s Leave No Designer Behind relaunched during hurricane season As hurricanes threaten coastal cities, AIGA is mobilizing the community once again to help designers who may be displaced from homes and businesses. While AIGA does not provide funds, we can help connect designers whose lives have been disrupted with others who can provide housing, studio space, new jobs and equipment. AIGA and Chopping Block have reactivated the DisplacedDesigner.com site to provide advice and matching of needs and support for all designers, not just members. |
AIGA publishes online guide to archiving for designers’ own work An English version of A Concise Guide to Archiving for Designers, originally published by AIGA’s Dutch counterpart NAGO, is now available online. The guide, written by Karin van der Heiden in 10 short chapters, provides designers with the proper ways to store and describe their collections. |
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Call for nominations for INDEX: AWARD 2009 The third biennial selection of the world’s largest monetary design award, INDEX: AWARD, acknowledges designs that improve life for people. With five grand prizes of 100,000 euros each, this international award program accepts nominations from all design disciplines, including industrial design, service design, architecture and graphic design. The deadline for nomination submissions is December 8. |
Member benefits provided by AIGA partners AIGA is pleased to offer special partner benefits to members from Adobe, FedEx and F+W Publications. Learn how to take advantage of these great offers. |
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Formal notice of board meeting September 19 The next AIGA board meeting will be held on September 19, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern in New York. The board will review the proposed budget for FY 2009 and discuss the future direction of the organization.
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New York City Register now to take advantage of “Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference,” October 23–25, where you’ll learn best business practices from experts from Google, IDEO, Johnson & Johnson, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Pinkberry, Procter & Gamble, Saturn and more. Partake of studio tours, workshops, networking, presentations and receptions. Only 150 seats remain, and tours are selling out! For more information, visit gainconference.aiga.org.
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Chicago The IIT Institute of Design, AIGA’s leading collaborating partner, will hold its annual Design Research Conference. This collaborative forum will explore emerging topics and methods in design research across a wide spectrum of disciplines. As part of its strategic partnership with AIGA, IIT offers significant registration discounts to AIGA members. Use the discount code “AIGA” when you register and select the lower price option when you check out. For more information, visit trex.id.iit.edu/events/drc/2008/index.html. |
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Baltimore How are educators preparing students for a lifetime of working with and for people? “Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World,” to be held at the Maryland Institute College of Art, examines the social life of design. Registration closes October 10. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in the discussion on designing in a connected world. For more information and to register, visit www.socialstudiesconference.org.
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New York City September–November An 84-year tradition, the 2008 juried selection of the best-designed books and book covers created between January 1 and December 31, 2007, will be on display from September 11 to November 26. Exhibition and collateral designed by Marc Blaustein, New York For more information, visit www.aiga.org/exhibit-fifty-fifty-2007. |
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New
York City AIGA members designed nonpartisan posters to inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote in November. A curated selection will be on display from September 11 to October 24. Exhibition designed by KINETIK, Washington, DC. Get Out the Vote is sponsored by: Yupo Corporation America, Fast Company, Declare Yourself and Intelligencer Printing Company. To view the full collection, visit www.aiga.org/getoutthevote. |
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By Ralph Caplan Previously
in Voice, Caplan wrote about the irony of making signs
to correct signs. His latest observation? Fighting litter with litter. |
“Case Study: Rebranding Martha Stewart” By Stephen Doyle What
does it take to rebrand a household name like Martha Stewart? Doyle
reveals his recipe. |
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“The Book as Transformer: An Interview with Zach Plague” By David Barringer Bored
by the traditional book? Barringer talks to one author/designer
whose approach is anything but dull. |
Join in the discussions and submit ideas for future issues at voice.aiga.org and www.aiga.org/gain. | |||
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