AIGA initiatives

AIGA undertakes initiatives in pursuit of its three primary goals, outlined in this at-a-glance summary: AIGA mission and goals.

The following list serves as a road map for finding out more about each initiative.

Stimulating thinking about design

Publish critical thinking about design and designing

Voice: AIGA Journal of Design
AIGA Design Press
Winterhouse AIGA Awards for Design Writing & Criticism
AIGA library

Produce events and experiences that educate and inspire

AIGA biennial Design Conference
Image, Space, Object

Promote design excellence

AIGA annual competitions
AIGA exhibitions
AIGA Archives at the Denver Art Museum
AIGA Design Archives
AIGA Design Journeys archive
365: AIGA Year in Design
AIGA Medal
AIGA Fellow Award
AIGA Corporate Leadership Award
Design Legends Gala

Demonstrating the value of design to business and the public

Create a single voice for design and designing

www.aiga.org
AIGA China

Advocate the power of designing and the value of design

Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference
Gain: AIGA Journal of Business and Design

Establish value by doing valuable things

Inequality Matters
Aspen Design Summit
Design for Democracy
Get Out the Vote
AIGA Center for Sustainable Design
Urban Forest Project
CarbonCool

Empower designers for success across the arc of their careers

Work with design educators to develop new thinking about designing

AIGA Design Educators community
AIGA Design Educator salary survey
Mentoring guidebooks
Defining the Designer of 2015

Become the best source of information and tools on the designing process

AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries
Center for Practice Management
Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
Design Business and Ethics series
AIGA Standards of Professional Practice
Design Leaders confidence index

Create new opportunities for designers

Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships
Benefits for members
Design Jobs
AIGA In-house Designers community of interest
AIGA diversity initiatives
AIGA Designer Directory