Initiatives

AIGA China

AIGA China is a partnership with Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) to support design education in China. The office’s initial program will include developing a network of educators within China, opening discussions with them concerning the design curriculum for the future and sharing resources with them. AIGA will also explore setting up a social networking capability that will assist students in posting portfolios, since one of the pressing needs in China is to find ways to expose students in remote campuses to others’ work. The AIGA Design Archives will be available as a teaching resource for instructors.

In addition, AIGA will translate a number of publications for use in China, including the “Design Business and Ethics” series, since a critical element in bringing the next generation of China’s designers into the world design economy will be to develop their understanding of the business and ethical practices in the United States and abroad.

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To view more photos from the AIGA China opening and Inequality Matters exhibition at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) click here.

AIGA China officially opened its office in Beijing at CAFA Design Center on November 20, with a presentation on “Designing, Designers and Design” by AIGA executive director Richard Grefé and AIGA China director Amy Gendler. The presentation was part of a full day of events involving design educators and practicing designers from across China who also attended the opening of AIGA’s exhibition of the Inequality Matters posters created by AIGA for the United Nations last year and presentations announcing the China steering committee for the Icograda World Design Congress that will be held in Beijing in 2009.