AIGA’s Get Out the Vote campaign invites designers to create nonpartisan posters and videos that inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote in the 2012 general election.

Design for Democracy applies design tools to increase civic participation by making interactions between the U.S. government and its citizens clear.

Since 2000, Design for Democracy's ballot and election design project has worked to make voting easier and more accurate for all U.S. citizens.

Not to be confused with our top 10 election design guidelines , which are largely geared toward election officials (though we hear designers find those helpful too), the intention of this list is to help new ballot designers become more familiar with the domain of U.S. elections and to set expectations about what the ballot design process might entail.

Looking to advance your design career? Aquent recruiters will host live 45-minute Q+A sessions each month online to help respond to AIGA members' most pressing carer-related questions.