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Aspen Design Summit pairs designers with nonprofits to solve social problems
NEW YORK, December 10, 2009. Last month the Aspen Design Summit gathered a small group of experts, NGO leaders, funders and designers in Aspen, Colorado, to propose human-centered solutions to problems that challenge the quality of life.
Design leaders confident about economic rebound
NEW YORK, November 9, 2009. The AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index for the third quarter of 2009 continued a dramatic rebound from its low point of just a year ago. The index rose to 99.01, up from 88.81 three months ago and 50.66 one year ago.
AIGA’s “Living Principles for Design” introduce quadruple bottom line for design and business
MEMPHIS, October 9, 2009. AIGA today unveiled a new sustainability framework, The Living Principles for Design, distilling the collective wisdom found in decades of sustainability theories into the first quadruple-bottom-line framework.
David Butler of Coca-Cola to be among the stellar lineup at the AIGA Design Conference
NEW YORK, September 21, 2009. David Butler knows design. As the vice president of global design for Coca-Cola, his exploration of design as an enterprise function led to a creation that could revolutionize not only the way consumers interact with the brand, but the entire product delivery chain.
INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge awards $10,000 grant
NEW YORK, September 4, 2009. The winner of the 2008–2009 INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge, “Designing Water’s Future,” was announced in August at the design fair CODE09 in Copenhagen: Joanna Szczepanska from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
JetBlue and Patagonia to receive AIGA Corporate Leadership Award at the Design Legends Gala
NEW YORK, August 10, 2009. The board of directors has chosen JetBlue and Patagonia to each receive the 2009 AIGA Corporate Leadership Award at the Design Legends Gala on September 17, 2009.
INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge finalists convene to refine projects
NEW YORK, July 22, 2009. Experts in design, branding, communications and business joined forces in Aspen last month to meet with seven teams of aspiring designers on a mission to solve the global water crisis.
White House calls on AIGA members to help promote community service opportunities
NEW YORK, June 29, 2009. The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have requested AIGA members’ help in promoting public service opportunities in their communities during the “United We Serve” initiative.
AIGA maintains its position against speculative work while recognizing that the decision is up to individual designers
NEW YORK, May 27, 2009. The AIGA board of directors, in consultation with a number of interested members, recently reviewed AIGA’s long-standing policy against spec work in the context of changing dynamics in the marketplace.
Finalists selected in first annual INDEX:|AIGA Aspen Design Challenge, “Designing Water’s Future”
NEW YORK, March 17, 2009. Tasked with developing design solutions to address the global water crisis, design students across the world rose to the challenge in force.
AIGA awards prestigious AIGA Medal to Pablo Ferro, Carin Goldberg and Doyald Young
NEW YORK, February 6, 2009. For their sustained contributions to design excellence, AIGA names Pablo Ferro, Carin Goldberg and Doyald Young as the 2009 AIGA Medal recipients.
Videos from “Make/Think” make insights and inspiration available to all
NEW YORK, December 1, 2009. Design professionals, educators and students converged in Memphis for this year’s biennial AIGA Design Conference, but “Make/Think” will now live on through a collection of free audio and video presentations.
AIGA exhibitions highlight the best in design this fall at the National Design Center
NEW YORK, November 6, 2009. AIGA, the professional association for design, recently mounted its annual survey of communication design, “365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 30,” at the AIGA National Design Center at 164 Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Sixth annual AIGA Design Legends Gala celebrates design excellence and raises funds for the profession
NEW YORK, September 25, 2009. Last Thursday night at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel, designers from around the world attended the sixth annual AIGA Design Legends Gala to recognize design excellence and give back to the profession.
AIGA Design Conference gathers brightest minds to examine the role of design
NEW YORK, September 9, 2009. What is designing today? And how do designers define their own influence within the dichotomy of making versus thinking? “Make/Think,” this year’s AIGA Design Conference, will examine just that.
Three writers selected to receive Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism, to be presented at AIGA Design Conference
NEW YORK, August 27, 2009. AIGA and the Winterhouse Institute today announced the recipients of the fourth annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism.
Designers&rsquo confidence in economy springs back
NEW YORK, August 7, 2009. AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index for the second quarter of 2009 has gained dramatically from the previous quarter, increasing from 67 to 88, and indicates confidence that demand for design services is improving.
New AIGA leadership joins national board of directors; Debbie Millman assumes presidency
NEW YORK, July 1, 2009. The newly elected board of directors for AIGA begins its term today. AIGA professional members elected seven new directors through elections held in March for the 15-person national board.
AIGA announces the best in communication design and book design
NEW YORK, June 16, 2009. AIGA, the professional association for design, today announced the selection of nearly 300 works as a representation of the very best in communication design and book design.
Designers’ confidence in economy bouncing back
NEW YORK, May 11, 2009. AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index for the first quarter of 2009 has gained slightly from the previous quarter, increasing from 54 to 67, suggesting a bottoming out of the profession’s concerns over the economy.
Design leaders’ confidence in the economy strengthens slightly
NEW YORK, February 6, 2009. AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index for the fourth quarter of 2008 has gained slightly from the previous quarter, increasing from 50 to 54.