Robert Buganza

Hear from members why AIGA is the place to go for connections, resources, savings, education, recognition and—of course—inspiration.

In August 2012, AIGA and PepsiCo Nutrition Ventures convened at the School for Visual Arts in New York City for a two-day summit. Participants—including designers, community advocates, physicians and health specialists—focused on using creative methods to identify and address environmental and community factors that affect nutrition and promote chronic diseases.

Steven Heller has immortalized our graphic past and made coherence of our present. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 60 books on design-related topics. A journalist, critic, and commentator, he has written for a wide array of publications and has been the editor of AlGA's journal of graphic design, Voice, since its inception in the early '80s. In addition, for 33 years he was an art director at the New York Times, originally on the OpEd Page and for almost 30 of those years with the New York Times Book Review. Currently, he is co-chair of SVA's “MFA Designer as Author” department and a special consultant on new programs to the president of SVA, and writes the Visuals column for the New York Times Book Review. In recognition of his role as the ubiquitous, tireless chronicler of our design times, he was awarded an AIGA Medal in 1999.