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.
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AIGA Celebrates the Innovation and Inspiration of the Design Community with the Competition Reboot of 365: AIGA Year in Design
Read MoreMeet the Jurors
We are excited to share that Ken Fox, Principal and Executive Creative Director of 50,000feet, will serve as the jury chair for 365: AIGA Year in Design! Learn more about this year's jurors.
Jury Chair
Ken Fox
Rafael Esquer
Min Lew
Clement Mok
Nakita Pope
Jan Wilker
About 365: AIGA Year in Design
Since its founding in 1914, AIGA has celebrated design excellence within the profession. Today, research shows design and design thinking are essential to innovation; design is at the heart of successful businesses. And we know competitions are a valuable benefit to our members. Competitions at the national, regional, and local level have been instrumental in identifying emerging and hidden talent within the design community, recognizing effective visual design solutions in the marketplace, and communicating the added value of design to adjacent industries around the world. As the largest contemporary membership association for design we are committed to creating and restoring pathways for you to get your latest work out in front of those you care about most—to help you stand out from the competition, reach wider markets, and fuel growth in your career.
365: AIGA Year in Design is a 360-degree view of design over 365 days. This competition publicly celebrates designers, design teams, and their clients for effectively working together to design creative solutions for challenges presented by businesses and organizations. Designers are key to solving complex problems, especially now as companies large and small are forced to adapt, pivot, or reinvent themselves to stay relevant. As your professional association, we want to celebrate your diversity, your resilience, and your brilliance. That’s why we’re bringing back 365: AIGA Year in Design.
Call for Entries
Final Chance
Establish a reputation for excellence and fuel your career growth.
Learn MoreIt's the best record created as a snapshot of the work from each year.
Sean Adams
2014 AIGA Medalist and Chair, ArtCenter Undergraduate and Graduate Graphic Design, ArtCenter College of Design
![[field.undefined]](/sites/default/files/styles/one_fourth_width_320/public/AIGA_Sean_Adams_1000x1000.jpg?itok=yGJM1kf2 "Sean Adams, 2014 AIGA Medalist")
Competition Details
The call for entries open April 7, 2022. All deadlines are at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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AIGA Members |
$140 |
$165 |
$215 |
$215 |
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Nonmembers |
$195 |
$220 |
$270 |
$270 |
If work is selected by the jurors, an email notification will be sent to entrants of winning work in September/October 2022. A press release will announce the winners in October/November 2022.
Juror selections will be published in a collection on the competition website and shared across AIGA channels. Recognition includes:
- Showcase in the online Winners Gallery;
- Official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media providers;
- Official digital assets, including competition logo for winners to self-promote;
- Coverage on AIGA social media channels;
- Coverage in AIGA newsletters.
The jurors will be announced in August. Watch this space for updates!
Visit contact information and FAQs. Office hours for support are 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET (Monday-Friday).
There are three deadlines and member discounts to create multiple pathways for participation while also covering the costs of producing a competition at this scale, including admin, marketing and communications, platform fees, designer fees, and more.
AIGA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to advance design as a professional craft, strategic advantage, and vital cultural force. As the largest contemporary membership association for design, AIGA connects and builds community through awards, advocacy, education, research, writing, and resources for every career stage. All entry fees support AIGA’s programs and move our mission forward.
We bring free or discounted programs to our community of members. AIGA offers financial assistance for events and education through professional development credits and academic scholarships to increase access to learning.
History
Evolving over time, the competition was first launched in 1924 as "Contemporary Printing for Commerce." Since then, it has been called: "Printing for Commerce" (1925–1953); "Design and Printing for Commerce/Fifty Advertisements of the Year" (1954–1967); "Communication Graphics" (1968–2000); and "365: AIGA Year in Design" (2001–2011). Now—more than a decade later, and nearly a century since its inception, when so much in the world has changed—we look forward to celebrating you in 2022!
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Call for Entries Open
April 7, 2022
Call for Entries Close
June 14, 2022
Earliest Notification
September/October 2022
Earliest Announcement
October/November 2022
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The 365 competition has been the go-to-showcase for everyone—client and practitioner—to view incredible work with incredible stories, its absence has been a major loss . . . and so its revival will be a major boon.
Steven Heller
1999 AIGA Medalist and Co-Chair SVA MFA Design, The Designer As Entrepreneur Program
![[field.undefined]](/sites/default/files/styles/one_fourth_width_320/public/AIGA_Steven_Heller_720x720.jpg?itok=FaSRNgl_ "Steven Heller, 1999 AIGA Medalist")
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