Open AIGA Webcasts
AIGA seeks openness, transparency and engagement concerning AIGA policies and activities. “Open AIGA” is a webcast series that provides background on what AIGA is doing, why and how, with an opportunity for members to ask questions of AIGA management.
Everyone is welcome to attend these sessions, which are free and open to the public.
Upcoming sessions
AIGA's Centennial plans
April 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific
Please join Michael Lejeune, Doug Powell, Josh Silverman and Ann Willoughby for their webcast on how AIGA is planning on celebration its Centennial year.
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Recently recorded sessions
These sessions are available to view on demand, any time:
About the new AIGA membership
Ric Grefé hosted a “virtual town hall meeting”
in this webcast to discuss AIGA’s new membership structure, explain its
goal of making membership accessible to more people who believe in the
value of design and want to promote professionalism, and answer
questions. Watch this webcast.
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Ethical standards for the professional designer
November 12, 2012
Ric Grefé introduced two documents that represent the basic principles guiding ethical behavior in the
profession: The AIGA Standards of Professional Practice, which have become a
global standard for communication design professionals, and The Standard Form
of Agreement for Design Services, a modular contract that can be
used for communication design projects regardless of medium. See resources from this session.
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AIGA’s “Justified” competition
January 31, 2013
Heather Strelecki, director
of special projects, gave an overview of AIGA’s “Justified” competition.
This session included a tutorial on how to use the online entry
system, an explanation of requirements for each section of the online
entry form and a preview of new features available in 2013. Watch this webcast.
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AIGA strategy and positioning: What, why and how
February 7, 2013
AIGA’s relevance and influence in advancing design and
designers’ interest depend on a strategy that adapts to rapid changes in the
design economy and the role of design in competitiveness and innovation. In
this webcast, Ric Grefé discussed AIGA strategy and positioning, placed them in context and took questions. Watch this webcast.
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Finances, revenues and expenses at AIGA
March 7, 2013
AIGA is committed to high standards of financial integrity
and accountability. In this webcast, Ric Grefé presented
AIGA’s national budget and took questions from members and nonmembers. Watch this webcast.
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Spec work, crowdsourcing and collaborative design
March 14, 2013
Executive director Ric Grefé reviewed AIGA’s policy on spec work and
the challenges posed by crowdsourcing and collaborative design. This
informal briefing encouraged participants to raise questions and to
comment. Watch this webcast.
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