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The future of the design profession is in your hands—and AIGA is here to support you 24/7, with resources, events, networking and inspiration you won’t find anywhere else.

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Jill Spaeth | Washington, D.C.

I want my community to know that design is more than just pretty pictures. It solves problems. It inspires thinking. It creates discussion. It allows for critical analysis. It advances education. It’s meaningful.

Keri Giordano | Chicago

From an educational stand point, AIGA is always teaching me new things from design methodologies to more socially responsible design decisions.

Brent Stickels | Minnesota

AIGA is designer therapy. There’s always someone who’s solved the same problem, faced the same client situations, and worried about the same things as you are. It’s also ongoing continued education: there’s no end to what you can absorb.

Mig Reyes | Chicago

I was introduced to AIGA at the start of my design education. This helped me to raise the standards in the classroom, challenge myself as well as my classmates, and really discover how design can impact life.

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Sylvia Harris

Biography by Laura House

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Through her work for clients in business, nonprofit and government, design strategist Sylvia Harris has dedicated her practice to ensuring that public information systems are accessible to everyone.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: information design, government, nonprofit, service design, diversity
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Evolving expectations for design education Richard Grefe August 16, 2012.

AIGA has drafted a document that outlines the outcomes and competencies expected of a four-year design program. This document will become the basis of our efforts to guide curriculum development for future design education. We are currently seeking your input on these recommendations; please comment by August 24.

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