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The medal of AIGA—the most distinguished in the field—is awarded to individuals in recognition of their exceptional achievements, services or other contributions to the field of design and visual communication. The contribution may be in the practice of design, teaching, writing or leadership of the profession. The awards may honor designers posthumously.
Medals have been awarded since 1920 to individuals who have set standards of excellence over a lifetime of work or have made individual contributions to innovation within the practice of design.
Individuals who are honored may work in any country, but the contribution for which they are honored should have had a significant impact on the practice of graphic design in the United States.
Do you have a colleague or mentor who has made a significant impact on the practice of design in the United States? Nominate him or her for the 2012 AIGA Medal!
Ralph Caplan, 2011Elaine Lustig Cohen, 2011Armin Hofmann, 2011Robert Vogele, 2011Steve Frykholm, 2010John Maeda,2010Jennifer Morla, 2010
Pablo Ferro, 2009Carin Goldberg, 2009Doyald Young, 2009Gail Anderson, 2008Clement Mok, 2008LeRoy Winbush, 2008Ed Fella, 2007Ellen Lupton, 2007Bruce Mau, 2007Georg Olden, 2007Michael Bierut, 2006Rick Valicenti, 2006Lorraine Wild, 2006Bart Crosby, 2005Meredith Davis, 2005Steff Geissbuhler, 2005Joseph Binder, 2004Charles Coiner, 2004Richard, Jean and Patrick Coyne, 2004James Cross, 2004Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, 2004Jay Doblin, 2004Joe Duffy, 2004Martin Fox, 2004
Caroline Warner Hightower, 2004Kit Hinrichs, 2004Walter Landor, 2004Philip Meggs, 2004James Miho, 2004Silas Rhodes, 2004Jack Stauffacher, 2004Alex Steinweiss, 2004Deborah Sussman, 2004Edward Tufte, 2004Fred Woodward, 2004Richard Saul Wurman, 2004B. Martin Pedersen, 2003Woody Pirtle, 2003Robert Brownjohn, 2002Chris Pullman, 2002Samuel Antupit, 2001Paula Scher, 2001P. Scott Makela and Laurie Haycock Makela, 2000Fred Seibert, 2000Michael Vanderbyl, 2000
Tibor Kalman, 1999Steven Heller, 1999Katherine McCoy, 1999Louis Danziger, 1998April Greiman, 1998Lucian Bernhard, 1997Zuzana Licko and Rudy VanderLans, 1997Cipe Pineles, 1996George Lois, 1996Matthew Carter, 1995Stan Richards, 1995Ladislav Sutnar, 1995
Muriel Cooper, 1994John Massey, 1994Alvin Lustig, 1993Tomoko Miho, 1993Rudolph de Harak, 1992George Nelson, 1992Lester Beall, 1992Colin Forbes, 1991E. McKnight Kauffer, 1991Alvin Eisenman, 1990Frank Zachary, 1990
Paul Davis, 1989Bea Feitler, 1989William Golden, 1988George Tscherny, 1988Alexey Brodovitch, 1987Gene Federico, 1987Walter Herdeg, 1986
Seymour Chwast, 1985Leo Lionni, 1984Herbert Matter, 1983Massimo and Lella Vignelli, 1982Saul Bass, 1981Herb Lubalin, 1980
Ivan Chermayeff and Thomas Geismar, 1979 Lou Dorfsman, 1978 Charles and Ray Eames, 1977Henry Wolf, 1976 Jerome Snyder, 1976 Bradbury Thompson, 1975 Robert Rauschenberg, 1974
Richard Avedon, 1973 Allen Hurlburt, 1973 Philip Johnson, 1973 Milton Glaser, 1972 Will Burtin, 1971 Herbert Bayer, 1970
Dr. Robert R. Leslie, 1969 Dr. Giovanni Mardersteig, 1968 Romana Javitz, 1967 Paul Rand, 1966 Leonard Baskin, 1965
Josef Albers, 1964 Saul Steinberg, 1963 William Sandberg, 1962 Paul A. Bennett, 1961 Walter Paepcke, 1960
May Massee, 1959 Ben Shahn, 1958 Dr. M. F. Agha, 1957 Ray Nash, 1956 P. J. Conkwright, 1955 Will Bradley, 1954
Jan Tschichold, 1954 George Macy, 1953 Joseph Blumenthal, 1952 Harry L. Gage, 1951 Earnest Elmo Calkins, 1950 Alfred A. Knopf, 1950
Lawrence C. Wroth, 1948 Elmer Adler, 1947 Stanley Morison, 1946 Frederic G. Melcher, 1945
Edward Epstean, 1944 Edwin and Robert Grabhorn, 1942 Carl Purington Rollins, 1941 Thomas M. Cleland, 1940
William A. Kittredge, 1939 Rudolph Ruzicka, 1935 J. Thompson Willing, 1935 Henry Lewis Bullen, 1934
Porter Garnett, 1932 Dard Hunter, 1931 Henry Watson Kent, 1930
William A. Dwiggins, 1929 Timothy Cole, 1927 Frederic W. Goudy, 1927 Burton Emmett, 1926 Bruce Rogers, 1925
John C. Agar, 1924 Stephen H. Horgan, 1924 Daniel Berkeley Updike, 1922 Norman T. A. Munder, 1920
AIGA’s design community gathered in New York City for the 2012 “Bright Lights: The AIGA Awards” celebration, honoring AIGA Medalists Ralph Caplan, Elaine Lustig Cohen, Armin Hofmann and Robert Vogele.
New York, New York
April 19, 2012.
Each year, the AIGA Medal is awarded to individuals in recognition of their distinguished achievements, services or other contributions to the field of design. The contribution may be in the practice of design, teaching, writing or leadership of the profession. Read on to learn more about how Medalists are chosen, selection criteria and the awards process.
Section: Inspiration - Tags: AIGA Medal
The AIGA Corporate Leadership Award was established to recognize the role of perceptive and forward-thinking organizations.
Section: Inspiration - Tags: Corporate Leadership Award, awards
AIGA Fellows are recognized for their significant contributions to raising the standards of excellence within their local design community.
Section: Inspiration - Tags: AIGA Fellow
Anyone who has performed before an audience knows the wisdom of the dictum, “Always leave them wanting more.” As Ralph Caplan observes, that requires the sensitivity to know when is enough and the discipline to stop there.
Section: Inspiration - Tags: critique, writing, Voice
What to do with a box full of beer bottle caps?
Section: Inspiration
Developing a contract between yourself and your in-house clients may seem overly formal, but defining your business relationship with your company is absolutely essential for in-house success. Learn what questions you should ask and what information you need to have.
Section: Tools and Resources - Tags: in-house issues, contracts, INitiative
Every year all across the country, AIGA chapters work hard to present invaluable, thought-provoking, one-of-a-kind events where connections are formed, knowledge is learned and inspiration is gained. Here are 21 (plus 4!) that made 2011 eventful.
Section: Inspiration - Tags: Event, networking, professional development, chapters
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