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AIGA in the News
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June 2022
Fast Company
See the 50 most striking book covers of the year
Article
June 2022
Graphic Design USA
2022 AIGA Medals: Oberman, Blauvelt, Sandhaus
Article
November 2021
ASAE: Associations Now
How a New CEO Paved an Innovative Path Amid Ongoing Challenges
Article
September 2021
ASAE: Associations Now
Members-led Effort Will Bring Histories of Women, People of Color in Design to Wikipedia
Podcast
November 2021
In Your Shoes
AIGA's Bennie F. Johnson, joins Pepsi's Chief Design Officer, Mauro Porcini, for an inspiring conversation about how design creates value for companies and our world
Podcast
Summer 2020
Culture Design Show
AIGA's Bennie Johnson shares his thoughts on his exciting new position as Executive Director, a role he took on in January 2020
Article
June 2022
Literary Hub
These are the best book covers of 2021 you (probably) haven't seen
Article
June 2021
The Creative Factor
AIGA's Bennie F. Johnson talks about how design makes every part of a business better
Article
April 2021
PRINT Magazine
AIGA releases 2021 Design Point of View Report
Article
September 2021
Graphic Design USA
AIGA Research Dives Deep Into Value Of Design In The Marketplace
Article
September 2021
Graphic Design USA
AIGA Announces Hispanic Heritage Talks 2021
Podcast
December 2020
Revision Path
AIGA's Bennie Johnson talks about his vision for AIGA's future with Maurice Cherry on the Revision Path podcast
Article
June 2022
Graphic Design USA
AIGA Honors Heath Ceramics
Article
June 2022
Book Riot
The 50 Best Book Covers of 2021, As Chosen by Graphic Designers
Article
June 2021
Culture Type
AIGA Selects 50 Best Book and Cover Designs: Winners Include ‘Black Futures’ and Publications From Ming Smith, Duro Olowu, and Tyler Mitchell
Article
February 2021
ASAE: Associations Now
AIGA's Bennie Johnson talks about how to frame the potential of leadership through design
Podcast
May 2021
Unconference by Design + Diversity
AIGA's Bennie Johnson talks about the future of design and AIGA
Article
October 2020
The New Yorker
Chaired by Michael Bierut, three jurors gather to choose the trends behind the fifty best-designed books of the year
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Fireside Chats
Fireside Chat with Rick Griffith, MATTER
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson talks with today's leaders in design, business, and technology, focused around the topics of leadership growth, the future of work, and creating a culture of design. Join us in welcoming Rick Griffith, the 2022 AIGA Design Conference Chair, who will share his vision and the theme for this year’s upcoming conference in October taking place in Seattle, WA.
Rick Griffith has been a full-time designer, occasional writer, teacher, activist and printer, who produces, collects and loves artifacts (often made of paper) that are sometimes qualified to be discussed as art. He also participates in a studio called MATTER, and every Saturday he works in the shop at MATTER; these are both enterprises and collaborations with his Partner Debra Johnson.
Fireside Chat with AIGA Medalist, Art Chantry
Fireside Chat with design leader and 2017 AIGA Medalist Art Chantry and AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson. They discuss best practices and learnings from their career in representing yourself in your work and approaching graphic design as a language we all speak. This Fireside Chat was originally livestreamed in July 2022 as part of the third annual AIGA Portfolio Festival.
Fireside Chat with Lynda Decker, Decker Design
Join us for a Fireside Chat with Lynda Decker, President and Creative Director, Decker Design. Lynda is a multidisciplinary designer whose work encompasses brand strategy and identity, interactive communication, publications, information graphics and design criticism. She talks with Bennie about being a small business owner, the joy and work that are part of running a business, and the support system a small business owner needs to succeed.
Fireside Chat with Michael Bierut, Pentagram
Join us for a Fireside Chat with Michael Bierut, Partner at Pentagram, graphic designer, design critic, and educator. Join Bennie and Michael for a discussion about business, design, networking, and the value in truly collaborative work.
Fireside Chat with Katrina Alcorn, IBM
Join us for a Fireside Chat with Katrina Alcorn, General Manager of Design at IBM. IBM’s 3,000+ designers create software, hardware, brand, and web experiences enjoyed by millions worldwide. Katrina’s team is also responsible for IBM’s enterprise design thinking practice which has trained close to 400,000 people inside and outside IBM and is considered the industry gold standard in driving innovation through human-centered design practices.
Fireside Chat with Mark Madrid, US Small Business Administration
Join us for a Fireside Chat from the 2022 AIGA Design Leadership and Advocacy Conference. AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson speaks to Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator for the US Small Business Administration, about how customer-centric design principles are enabling the SBA to better assist design small businesses start, grow, and scale.
Fireside Chat with Theresa Fitzgerald, Sesame Workshop
Join us in welcoming Theresa Fitzgerald, Vice President of Creative at Sesame Workshop. Theresa is vice president creative at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street. She leads the in-house Brand Creative Services team dedicated to the mission of helping kids grow stronger, smarter and kinder.
Fireside Chat with Randy Hunt, Designer
Join us in welcoming Randy J. Hunt, former Head of Design at Grab, where he led a team of designers, writers, engineers, and researchers who create Southeast Asia’s Super App.
Fireside Chat with Alex Center, CENTER
Join us in welcoming Alex Center, Owner of CENTER, a branding and design studio in Brooklyn, NY. Prior to opening his own studio, Alex worked for over a decade for The Coca-Cola Company where he led the strategy and design vision for the billion dollar beverage brands vitaminwater, smartwater and POWERADE. Over the years, Alex has designed packaging that has been in hands across the globe, created breakthrough marketing campaigns and launched innovative new products.
Fireside Chat with Art Taylor, BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Join AIGA's Executive Director, Bennie F. Johnson, in conversation with Art Taylor, President and CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This Giving Tuesday Fireside Chat isn’t just about giving money; it’s about giving time, space, and recognition to those who are and have been systemically underrepresented in design.
Fireside Chat with Judy Wert, Wert&Co
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson talks with today's leaders in design, business, and technology, focused around the topics of leadership growth, the future of work, and creating a culture of design. Join us in welcoming Judy Wert, Co-Founder, Wert&Co Executive Search.
Fireside Chat with Robbie Tseng, HBO Max
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Robbie Tseng, Vice President, Growth Design at HBO Max about business and technology with a focus on leadership growth, the future of work, and creating a culture of design.
Fireside Chat with Mauro Porcini, PepsiCo
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Mauro Porcini, Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo about AIGA's Design POV research initiative and the value of design and the greater impact on our world.
Fireside Chat with Frank Schulenburg, Wikipedia Foundation
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Frank Schulenburg, Executive Director of Wikipedia Education Foundation about AIGA's new Wiki Scholars program to expand and build more comprehensive design histories in Wikipedia.
Fireside Chat with Ravi Hampole, lululemon
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Ravi Hampole, Senior Vice President, Global Brand Creative at lululemon about how our world has changed, disruptions and expectations, and what design leadership looks like.
Fireside Chat with Albert Shum, Microsoft
Albert Shum leads a collaborative team of designers, writers, and researchers creating the future of experiences and devices at Microsoft. His team currently drives incubation for the Windows ecosystem, focused on the responsibility of design to create intelligent and inclusive experiences.
Fireside Chat with Doug Powell, IBM
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Doug Powell, Vice President of Design at IBM about employee engagement, talent retention and development, and building a culture of design at a complex enterprise.
Fireside Chat with Yocasta Lachapelle, COLLINS
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Yocasta Lachapelle, Director of Talent at COLLINS about employee engagement, leadership growth, and the value of building a culture.
Fireside Chat with Attica Jaques, Google
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Attica Jaques, Head of Global Brand Marketing, Google about finding your passion.
Fireside Chat with Scott Belsky, Adobe
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer and EVP, Adobe about the business of design.
Fireside Chat with Tim Riley, Warby Parker
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson in conversation with Tim Riley, Sr. Director of Experience Design, Warby Parker about leadership in design.
Fireside Chat with Ben Williams, R/GA
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson and R/GA Global Chief Experience Officer Ben Williams for a conversation about leadership in design, how we build brand identity, and find design talent.
Fireside Chat with Kayo Roehm, 3M
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson and 3M Design Officer Kayo Roehm shared thoughts about how data and design work together, the future of business and work, and the vision for how to lead teams.
Fireside Chat with Dantley Davis, Twitter
AIGA Executive Director Bennie F. Johnson and Twitter Chief Design Officer Dantley Davis discuss what it means to lead a team of designers, how we work together in a year of change, and why change is important.
