Initiatives

AIGA China
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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... more »
Advocacy resources
AIGA is engaged in a serious, extended campaign to raise public awareness of the value of effective information design in the public sector. The purpose... more »
Defining the Designer of 2015
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The design profession is changing dramatically, for good reasons: the marketplace is beginning to understand the value of design and is making demands... more »
Disaster relief
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Immediately following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, AIGA launched the relief effort “Leave No Designer Behind.” The campaign first... more »
Diversity
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According to the 2000 census, by 2025 what are currently considered minority populations are predicted to be 40 percent of the U.S. population. By 2050,... more »
Inequality Matters
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Inequality of income, access to health and education, and access to markets for trade is trapping people in a cycle of poverty despite their best efforts... more »
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the full text... more »
Urban Forest Project
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The Urban Forest Project brings 185 banners created by the world's most celebrated designers, artists, photographers and illustrators to New York's Times... more »