AIGA Medal
Designed by James Earle Fraser, 1920.
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.
Recommend a Medalist
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!
2010s
2000s
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Pablo
Ferro, 2009
Carin Goldberg,
2009
Doyald Young,
2009
Gail Anderson,
2008
Clement Mok,
2008
LeRoy Winbush,
2008
Ed Fella, 2007
Ellen Lupton,
2007
Bruce Mau, 2007
Georg Olden,
2007
Michael Bierut,
2006
Rick Valicenti,
2006
Lorraine Wild,
2006
Bart Crosby,
2005
Meredith Davis,
2005
Steff
Geissbuhler, 2005
Joseph Binder,
2004
Charles Coiner,
2004
Richard, Jean and Patrick
Coyne, 2004
James Cross,
2004
Sheila
Levrant de Bretteville, 2004
Jay Doblin,
2004
Joe Duffy, 2004
Martin Fox, 2004
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Caroline Warner
Hightower, 2004
Kit Hinrichs,
2004
Walter Landor,
2004
Philip Meggs,
2004
James Miho,
2004
Silas Rhodes,
2004
Jack
Stauffacher, 2004
Alex Steinweiss,
2004
Deborah Sussman,
2004
Edward Tufte,
2004
Fred Woodward,
2004
Richard Saul
Wurman, 2004
B. Martin
Pedersen, 2003
Woody Pirtle,
2003
Robert
Brownjohn, 2002
Chris Pullman,
2002
Samuel Antupit,
2001
Paula Scher,
2001
P. Scott Makela and
Laurie Haycock Makela, 2000
Fred Seibert,
2000
Michael
Vanderbyl, 2000
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1990s
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Tibor Kalman,
1999
Steven Heller,
1999
Katherine McCoy,
1999
Louis Danziger,
1998
April Greiman,
1998
Lucian Bernhard,
1997
Zuzana
Licko and Rudy VanderLans, 1997
Cipe Pineles,
1996
George Lois,
1996
Matthew Carter,
1995
Stan Richards,
1995
Ladislav Sutnar,
1995
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Muriel Cooper,
1994
John Massey,
1994
Alvin Lustig,
1993
Tomoko Miho,
1993
Rudolph de
Harak, 1992
George Nelson,
1992
Lester Beall,
1992
Colin Forbes,
1991
E. McKnight
Kauffer, 1991
Alvin Eisenman,
1990
Frank Zachary,
1990
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1980s
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Paul Davis,
1989
Bea Feitler,
1989
William Golden,
1988
George Tscherny,
1988
Alexey
Brodovitch, 1987
Gene Federico,
1987
Walter Herdeg,
1986
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Seymour
Chwast, 1985
Leo Lionni,
1984
Herbert Matter,
1983
Massimo and
Lella Vignelli, 1982
Saul Bass, 1981
Herb Lubalin,
1980
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1970s
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Ivan
Chermayeff and Thomas Geismar, 1979
Lou Dorfsman, 1978
Charles and Ray Eames, 1977
Henry Wolf,
1976
Jerome Snyder, 1976
Bradbury Thompson, 1975
Robert Rauschenberg, 1974
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Richard Avedon, 1973
Allen Hurlburt, 1973
Philip Johnson, 1973
Milton Glaser, 1972
Will Burtin, 1971
Herbert Bayer, 1970
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1960s
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Dr. Robert R. Leslie, 1969
Dr. Giovanni Mardersteig, 1968
Romana Javitz, 1967
Paul Rand, 1966
Leonard Baskin, 1965
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Josef Albers, 1964
Saul Steinberg, 1963
William Sandberg, 1962
Paul A. Bennett, 1961
Walter Paepcke, 1960
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1950s
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May Massee, 1959
Ben Shahn, 1958
Dr. M. F. Agha, 1957
Ray Nash, 1956
P. J. Conkwright, 1955
Will Bradley, 1954
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Jan Tschichold, 1954
George Macy, 1953
Joseph Blumenthal, 1952
Harry L. Gage, 1951
Earnest Elmo Calkins, 1950
Alfred A. Knopf, 1950
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1940s
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Lawrence C. Wroth, 1948
Elmer Adler, 1947
Stanley Morison, 1946
Frederic G. Melcher, 1945
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Edward Epstean, 1944
Edwin and Robert Grabhorn, 1942
Carl Purington Rollins, 1941
Thomas M. Cleland, 1940
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1930s
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William A. Kittredge, 1939
Rudolph Ruzicka, 1935
J. Thompson Willing, 1935
Henry Lewis Bullen, 1934
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Porter Garnett, 1932
Dard Hunter, 1931
Henry Watson Kent, 1930
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1920s
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William A. Dwiggins, 1929
Timothy Cole, 1927
Frederic W. Goudy, 1927
Burton Emmett, 1926
Bruce Rogers, 1925
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John C. Agar, 1924
Stephen H. Horgan, 1924
Daniel Berkeley Updike, 1922
Norman T. A. Munder, 1920
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