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Design Legends Gala raised $150,000 for archives, scholarships and diversity The fourth annual Design Legends Gala, held at New York’s Chelsea Piers in September, raised a record $150,000, helping to fund the AIGA Design Archives, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships and initiatives to increase the diversity of the profession. More than 500 guests showed their support on this magnificent evening, while also celebrating the AIGA Medalists (Ed Fella, Ellen Lupton, Bruce Mau and Georg Olden), Corporate Award recipients (Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Samsung) and 2007 AIGA Fellows from across the country. Mohawk Fine Papers made a surprise announcement of a matching gift of up to $10,000 for contributions made during the evening, resulting in nearly $35,000 in additional funds. The Gala provided the following significant contributions: $75,000
- AIGA Design Archives The
AIGA Design Legends Gala would not have been possible without the
generous support of the following sponsors: Watch video segments of the 2007 Gala here. |
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Learn how your dues are invested Members frequently ask “How are my membership fees spent?” KINETIK Inc., in Washington, D.C., has developed a Flash movie to help answer the question. Membership fees allow AIGA to continue to serve the needs of designers today; additional funds are raised to serve special projects and initiatives that ensure the profession for the designers of tomorrow. |
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The AIGA Design Archives grow at the Denver Art Museum and on designarchives.aiga.org Like the practice of design itself, AIGA is an enduring institution. It is nearly a century old and is as vital today as it has ever been. While this vitality is due to its adaptability, AIGA’s longevity also signals its important roles in continuity, validation and discovery for the profession. Since 1980, AIGA has produced an annual publication documenting AIGA’s activities and competitions. All of the physical artifacts selected in these competitions are now a permanent part of the Denver Art Museum collection, with a dedicated AIGA curator. This collection will be available for study and exhibition and will grow by approximately 300 examples a year. Along with the AIGA Design Archives at the Denver Art Museum, the online searchable edition at designarchives.aiga.org is seen as the definitive research resource on American design, the largest collection of communication design in the world and the only one that is contemporaneously judged by pre-eminent peers. It contains all of the competition selections since 1975 and is now, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, being expanded to include all visual materials available in AIGA’s institutional archives dating back to the association’s origins in 1914. AIGA has also begun a process of using the database to publish the digital archives of major U.S. design firms and practitioners whose digital record of design accomplishments might otherwise not be preserved. AIGA is delighted to be able to play this important role in documenting design history, not only for those whose work is featured, but also for the coming generations who will use this resource to discover inspiration from the past. Generous contributions ensure that the Design Archives remain a reality and will continue to expand in the years to come. | |
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AIGA’s Official Sponsors, Adobe and Aquent, have both agreed to continue their high-level partnerships with AIGA through 2009. Together with AIGA, Adobe, the Official AIGA Sponsor for Design Solutions, is creating innovative programs that give members a voice, nurture young designers and actively engage the creative community in dialogues about the important issues in the fields of design and technology. The alliance between AIGA and Adobe is a long-term partnership dedicated to advancing design and the use of technology across creative industries as well as understanding and highlighting the impact of design on the economy and society. Aquent is the Official AIGA Sponsor for Professional Development, serving as a source for creative and design talent as well as providing access to great career opportunities for AIGA members nationwide. As part of ongoing support of AIGA members’ career goals, Aquent sponsors the AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries. This resource, which Aquent makes available to AIGA members as well as organizations that hire design professionals, establishes a common ground for discussing the costs and value of creative work. To find out more about the AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries, a print and online publication, visit www.designsalaries.org. | |
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Want to give?
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to one of
AIGA’s charitable activities in support of the profession, visit
www.aiga.org/contribute-campaigns or contact Jessica Casper for
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