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This section contains official news statements on AIGA’s programs and activities.

Hundreds of Design Students Across Six Continents Race To Solve the Global Water Crisis
NEW YORK, December 1, 2008. More than 450 students are currently hard at work on creative projects to solve the global water crisis, using their diverse and disparate backgrounds to help solve a global problem. more »
AIGA Election Design Fellowship program renewed in Oregon and expanded to Washington
NEW YORK, November 18, 2008. The State of Oregon, under chief election official John Lindback, has renewed its commitment to clear, accessible and... more »
AIGA recognized by IMLS for its role in design archiving and conservation
NEW YORK, September 8, 2008. AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to preserving and making accessible the aspects of design... more »
Design leaders see a stronger design economy coming
NEW YORK, August 25, 2008.   AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index shows the beginning of a rebound in leading designers’ confidence... more »
Three writers chosen to receive third annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism
NEW YORK, August 14, 2008. AIGA and the Winterhouse Institute announce the recipients of the third annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing &... more »
Five remarkable directors complete national board service
NEW YORK, July 18, 2008. Each year, five design leaders rotate on and off the AIGA board of directors, assuring that there is always a lively churn... more »
Leaders emerge and flourish at annual retreat
NEW YORK, June 16, 2008. A principal goal of AIGA, the professional association for design, is to empower designers to succeed at each stage of their... more »
Designer leaders express concern about economy
NEW YORK, May 14, 2008. At the start of the second quarter of the year, AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index continues to reflect strong concern... more »
AIGA and Adobe partner to develop font collection for design education
NEW YORK, March 13, 2008. AIGA announces a comprehensive and affordable font collection for teaching and learning about typography. Adobe® Font... more »
AIGA co-publishes The Open Brand
NEW YORK, March 11, 2008. AIGA Design Press, in partnership with Peachpit’s New Riders imprint, announces the publication of The Open Brand:... more »
AIGA awards 2008 Medal to Gail Anderson, Clement Mok and LeRoy Winbush
NEW YORK, February 12, 2008. For their sustained contributions to design excellence and the development of the profession, AIGA, the professional association... more »
AIGA endorses the Designers Accord
NEW YORK, February 8, 2008. AIGA endorses the Designers Accord , a nonprofit coalition of design and innovation firms focused on creating positive... more »
AIGA members champion postage stamp design
NEW YORK. January 29, 2008. Over the past ten years, AIGA has worked with Terry McCaffrey, AIGA Fellow and manager of Stamp Services at the United... more »
Designers count in 2007 Economic Census
NEW YORK, December, 5, 2007. The 2007 Economic Census, taken once every five years, is being conducted this December, creating an opportunity for the... more »
AIGA and Denver Art Museum select AIGA Design Archives curator
NEW YORK, October 23, 2007. On October 13, at the biennial AIGA Design Conference held in Denver, AIGA Executive Director Richard Grefé and... more »
Recipients of the second annual Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism announced, honored at Design Legends Gala
NEW YORK, August 22, 2007. AIGA and the Winterhouse Institute are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Winterhouse Awards for... more »
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Samsung to be honored at AIGA Design Legends Gala
NEW YORK, May 8, 2007. AIGA recognizes Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Samsung as the recipients of its 2007 Corporate Leadership Awards. The awards... more »
AIGA Medal awarded to Fella, Lupton, Mau and Olden
NEW YORK, February 27, 2007. For their sustained contributions to design excellence and the development of the profession, AIGA, the professional association... more »
Announcing the Polling Place Photo Project.
NEW YORK, November 2, 2006. Design for Democracy, NewAssignment.Net, and the Winterhouse Institute are pleased to announce the Polling Place Photo Project... more »
Announcing the recipients of the first-ever Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism
NEW YORK, September 25, 2006. The Winterhouse Institute and AIGA are pleased to announce the recipients of the first Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing... more »
"The Graphic Imperative" Exhibition:
May 25, 2006: Featuring four decades of influential political posters, "The Graphic Imperative: International Posters of Peace, Social Justice... more »
Design Archives Win SXSW Web Award
March 16, 2006: The AIGA Design Archives, a vast online resource of hundreds of design projects, won Best Art Website at the SXSW Web Awards, presented... more »
2006 Medalists announced
March 1, 2006: The highest honor in the field of graphic design, the AIGA Medal, will be awarded to three designers for their exceptional achievements... more »
AIGA participates in summit to explore U.S. national design policy
NEW YORK, November 26, 2008. AIGA participated in a summit in Washington, D.C., to develop a blueprint for a U.S. national design policy. more »
Design leaders’ confidence in the economy weakens substantially
NEW YORK, November 11, 2008.   AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index for the third quarter of 2008—based on responses of 285 design... more »
AIGA expands online archives to include items since 1924
NEW YORK, August 27, 2008. The AIGA Design Archives , the largest searchable online archive of curated communication design selections in existence,... more »
Students develop solutions to global water crisis in AIGA’s first annual Aspen Design Challenge
NEW YORK, August 18, 2008. AIGA today issued an ambitious call to action, tasking the next generation of creative thinkers with developing solutions to the global water crisis... more »
Ballot design gains national attention, enabled by AIGA advocacy efforts
NEW YORK, July 31, 2008. AIGA, the professional association for design, has been working behind the scenes to bring ballot design to the forefront... more »
Design Within Reach and Harley-Davidson to be honored at AIGA Design Legends Gala
NEW YORK, July 17, 2008. AIGA recognizes Design Within Reach and Harley-Davidson as the recipients of its 2008 Corporate Leadership Awards. The awards... more »
Orphan works legislation affects creative property rights
NEW YORK, June 2, 2008. In light of the proposed legislation currently before both houses of Congress that would reduce the potential liability for... more »
AIGA advocates creative rights before Supreme Court
NEW YORK, APRIL 11, 2008. AIGA, in partnership with the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and other... more »
AIGA and APDF enter into strategic alliance
NEW YORK, March 12, 2008. AIGA and the Association of Professional Design Firms (APDF) have entered an alliance to provide AIGA members with access... more »
AIGA purchases farm-friendly carbon offsets from NativeEnergy
NEW YORK, March 10, 2008. AIGA is reducing the consequences of its annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by purchasing NativeEnergy offsets, which... more »
Design for Democracy: Ballot and Election Design sent to U.S. Senators and Representatives
NEW YORK. February 11, 2008. On behalf of AIGA and its local chapters, AIGA Design for Democracy has sent personalized copies of Marcia Lausen’s... more »
Design leaders expect design to outperform national economy in 2008
NEW YORK, February 7, 2008. At the start of the new year, AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index reveals overwhelming strong concern that the... more »
AIGA partners with NYTimes.com to present the Polling Place Photo Project
NEW YORK, January 10, 2008. NYTimes.com announced today its launch of the Polling Place Photo Project , a nationwide experiment that encourages voters... more »
Design Leaders Confidence Index drops in third quarter
NEW YORK, November 26, 2007. At the third quarter mark for 2007, AIGA’s Design Leaders Confidence Index registered its lowest rating since it... more »
2007 AIGA Election Design Fellow selected in Oregon
NEW YORK, October 22, 2007. Matthew Goodrich has been selected by Oregon’s chief election official, John Lindback, as the 2007 Election Design... more »
AIGA’s “Next” Conference Looks to the Future of Design
NEW YORK, June 5, 2007. AIGA, the professional association for design, will explore the future of design in its 12th biennial design conference. The... more »
AIGA launches its redesigned website
NEW YORK, March 1, 2007.  AIGA, the professional association for design, has launched its redesigned website, www.aiga.org , to further the organization’s... more »
AIGA and Domtar join forces on social and environmental sustainability
NEW YORK, February 21, 2007. AIGA, the professional association for design, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Domtar EarthChoice®, the... more »
Target, MTV Networks to be honored at third annual AIGA Design Legends Gala
NEW YORK, October 6, 2006: AIGA is honored to announce Target and MTV Networks, a Viacom Company, as the recipients of its 2006 Corporate Leadership... more »
Peachpit releases Inside/Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design, Second Edition
August 3, 2006: Peachpit today announced the release of Inside/Outside: From the Basics to the Practice of Design, Second Edition by Malcolm Grear... more »
Winterhouse and AIGA Team Up To Present First-Ever Design Writing Award
April 14, 2006: The first Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing and Criticism, two awards given to young design writers, have been announced as a joint... more »
Peachpit releases Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
March 10, 2006: Peachpit, in conjunction with the SXSW Interactive Festival, today announced the release of Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous... more »
AIGA Aspen Design Summit
February 24, 2006: This June, AIGA, the professional association for design, and IDCA, the International Design Conference at Aspen, will bring design-minded... more »