AIGA National Design Center Exhibitions

365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 29

December 11, 2008—February 27, 2009

Design excellence results from creativity, inspiration, skill, experience, intuition and discipline. AIGA’s design competitions extend a legacy that began more than 90 years ago and are widely recognized as the most selective statements on design excellence today.

AIGA is committed to using selections from its annual competitions to demonstrate the process of design; the role of the designer; and the value of design to business, culture and society at large. The survey of selections is published in AIGA’s virtual gallery at designarchives.aiga.org, published in a substantial book that serves as an authoritative chronicle of current design, and exhibited at the AIGA National Design Center in New York City. A set of each year’s selections also becomes part of the AIGA Design Archives at the Denver Art Museum in Colorado.

The exhibition is on display at the AIGA National Design Center in New York.

Gallery hours:

Monday through Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m–5:00 p.m.

Exhibition design: Methodologie, Seattle

 

Traveling exhibition: The artifacts will be shown until March 1 at Mt. Ida College Gallery in Newton, Mass.

365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 29

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    KJ Chun (exhibition designer), Gabriela Mirensky (AIGA director of exhibitions) and Andrew Sloat (juror).
    Photo: (c) 2008 Hannah Chun
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    Overhead view of the exhibition at the National Design Center.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    Introductory panel.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    KJ Chun (exhibition designer), Lisa Hein (installer), Gabriela Mirensky (AIGA director of exhibitions) and Robert Seng (installer).
    Photo: (c) 2008 Hannah Chun
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    The materials used to create the exhibition displays were based on the needs of Publicolor, a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk youth the trade of commercial painting.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    Publicolor needs a lot of rosin paper, so the designers used tubes to support display tables.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    They also need paint buckets, another material used to support the display tables.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    Paint rollers create the appearance of a cityscape along the walls.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    Conversations filled the gallery.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    Gallery view from outside the National Design Center.
    Photo: (c) 2008 KJ Chun
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    Overhead view of the installation.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    Display tables supported by boxes of paper towels.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    Ladders supported another table.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    Information about the competition process.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The juries for each category were listed on colorful paint chips.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The amount of entries per category is represented by the color height on each paint stirrer.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    This show has a lot of posters—more than 50!
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    Captions were formatted for each type of display, such as on a table or wall, or inside of a paint tray.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    Captions were formatted for each type of display, such as on a table or wall, or inside of a paint tray.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    The materials used to create the exhibition displays were based on the needs of Publicolor, a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk youth the trade of commercial painting.
    Photo: (c) 2009 Peter Peirce
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    Guests weathered the rainy night to see the final show of 2008.
    Photo: (c) 2008 Gabriela Mirensky
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    Viewing the exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2008 Gabriela Mirensky
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    Discussing and experiencing the design work on view.
    Photo: (c) 2008 Gabriela Mirensky
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    Interacting with the exhibition.
    Photo: (c) 2008 Gabriela Mirensky
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    More posters!
    Photo: (c) 2008 Gabriela Mirensky
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    KJ Chun (exhibition designer) and Gabriela Mirensky (AIGA director of exhibitions).
    Photo: (c) 2008 Hannah Chun