Competitions & Campaigns
AIGA’s design competitions celebrate exemplary design and demonstrate the power of effective design.
Active & Upcoming
Call for Posters
AIGA Design For Democracy
Design for Democracy is based on the premise that good design makes your choices clear. Join us in 2022 to help get out the vote in your community for crucial midterm elections. We invite you to join us by submitting your poster to our Creative Commons gallery to help educate and promote participation in 2022 Midterm Elections.
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.
