Video: AIGA Membership Changes

When you join AIGA, you are joining forces with a local chapter as well as a nationwide network. Together, we work to increase design’s influence and expand opportunities for designers around the world.

Beginning this month, AIGA is shifting from a membership model based on the stage of an individual’s career to one that reflects the member’s interest in, and commitment to, AIGA and the design profession. Executive Director Richard Grefé discusses the change and describes AIGA’s aim to achieve a more open and inclusive community.

At Pentagram Julia Hoffmann designed for renowned clients including The Metropolitan Opera in New York. Then as art director for Crispin Porter + Bogusky, she worked for powerhouses like Burger King. Still, since joining MoMA in 2008, she believes that “in-house design studios are the future of successful branding.” In this interview, learn why.

Puerto Rican artist Lorenzo Homar was a pivotal figure of the fields of design and plastic arts during the second part of the 20th century. While he produced a large number of works of various media, he is best known for his posters and printed engravings.