Competitions & Campaigns
AIGA’s design competitions celebrate exemplary design and demonstrate the power of effective design.
365: AIGA Year in Design is integral to documenting and preserving AIGA’s national legacy. By entering the competition, AIGA members have an opportunity to contribute to the ideas and voice of our time. I hope the return of our famed competition will illuminate the diversity of talent throughout our chapters and create greater interest in preserving communication design for future generations.
Ann Willoughby
2014 AIGA Medalist, Willoughby Design, AIGA Kansas City
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Active & Upcoming
Call for Entries
365: AIGA Year in Design
A famed competition, redefined for today's designer. Announcing the return of 365: AIGA Year in Design–celebrating your passion, hard work, and dedication. For agencies big and small as well as those going it alone, we're recognizing excellence and representing innovation across all categories of communication design, from print to web to service to spaces—both physical and virtual.
Extended deadline: June 14, 2022
Featured: AIGA “Competitions & Exhibitions” poster, Chermayeff & Geismar (1999)
Call for Entries
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2021
This survey of book design represents perhaps the longest-standing legacy in American graphic design. Beginning in 1923, the AIGA Fifty Books of the Year competition was a yearly mainstay. A time-honored tradition, this celebration of books design aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and the 50-best designed book covers of the year. The call for entries open in early December and close in February.
Final Deadline: February 15, 2022
Portfolio Opportunities
July 19–22, 2022
AIGA Portfolio Festival
In July 2021, AIGA hosted its second annual Portfolio Festival—a week-long virtual festival supporting students, recent graduates, and those looking to refresh their portfolio as they look for new jobs—at home.
July 19–22, 2022 (virtual)
Awards
Call for Nominations
AIGA Awards
Through national and regional peer nominations, AIGA honors design leaders, forward-thinking companies, and those who have inspired engaging commentary about design and culture. Each year, committees and panels assemble to review nominations from the design community and identify individuals and companies doing excellent work now.
The call for nominations are open year-round.
Scholarship Opportunities
February 2022
AIGA Wordstudio Scholarships
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships benefit underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students who are studying photography, illustration, and design disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships are awarded annually to encourage social and environmental responsibility and cultural awareness in the next generation of artists and designers.
The call for applications open in February and close in April.
