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AIGA, the professional association for design, stimulates thinking about design, demonstrates the value of design and empowers the success of designers at each stage of their careers. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. Founded in 1914, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design, and is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) educational institution.

AIGA, the professional association for design, is the premier place for design—to discover it, discuss it, understand it, appreciate it, be inspired by it.

AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. AIGA stimulates thinking about design through journals, conferences, competitions and exhibitions; demonstrates the value of design to business, the public and government officials; and empowers the success of designers at each stage of their careers by providing invaluable educational and social resources.

Founded in 1914, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design. AIGA now represents more than 22,000 design professionals, educators and students through national activities and local programs developed by 64 chapters and 240 student groups. AIGA is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) educational institution.

September 17, 2009
Reception: 6:30–7:30 p.m
Dinner: 7:30–10:30 p.m
After-party: 10:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m.

The Waldorf-Astoria
301 Park Avenue, New York City

Attend the AIGA Design Legends Gala on September 17 in New York City to celebrate those whose work inspires designers of all ages and sets the bar for creativity and innovation, honoring recipients of the 2009 AIGA Medal, AIGA Corporate Leadership Awards, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships and nationwide AIGA Fellow Awards. Make your reservation now to show your support for the design profession!

The sixth annual Design Legends Gala and silent auction will take place on Thursday, September 17, at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. This event will honor the 2009 recipients of:

• The AIGA Medal: Carin Goldberg, Pablo Ferro and Doyald Young
• The AIGA Corporate Leadership Award: JetBlue and Patagonia
• The AIGA Fellow Award
• The 2009–2010 Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships

The AIGA Design Legends Gala is an annual fundraising event honoring those whose work inspires designers of all ages, sets the bar for creativity and innovation, and defines the design profession as we know it. Funds raised at the Gala benefit the AIGA Design Archives, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships, initiatives to make the profession more inclusive and diverse, and the Legacy Campaign, an endowment to secure the future of AIGA.

Make your reservation now to show your support for the design profession!

February 5, 2009: AIGA awards prestigious AIGA Medal to Pablo Ferro, Carin Goldberg and Doyald Young

August 10, 2009: JetBlue and Patagonia to receive AIGA Corporate Leadership Award at the Design Legends Gala

Join us in Memphis this October for “Make/Think,” the 2009 AIGA design conference, to explore the dual roles of designers as makers of beautiful things and strategic problem solvers. Hundreds of sessions on everything from in-house to interaction design will have you refreshed and recharged in no time!

“What is designing today, and how do designers define their own influence within the dichotomy of making versus thinking?”

These questions form the basis of this year’s AIGA design conference, “Make/Think,” which will explore the ways that designers focus on making beautiful things and thinking about problems strategically, and the unique and powerful combination of both roles.

Join us in Memphis this October to celebrate design excellence, reinforce friendships and connections and stimulate thinking about the critical issues that surround design practice. Hundreds of sessions on everything from in-house to interaction design will have you refreshed and recharged in no time!

See the best in communication design from 2008—including logos, websites, animations, experiences, packaging, advertisements, even a typographic kite, created by some of the world’s most talented designers—in this exhibition of nearly 200 works selected by an esteemed jury for the 30th annual “365: AIGA Annual Design Competition.”

December 10, 2009–February 19, 2010
AIGA National Design Center
164 Fifth Avenue
New York City

Now in its 85th year, this time-honored competition aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers of the past year. Chosen by a distinguished jury, all selections become part of the online AIGA Design Archives, a traveling exhibition that debuts at the AIGA National Design Center in New York, the physical collections of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University and the AIGA archives at the Denver Art Museum.

Books may be read, consulted and treasured for years, but this competition is the best way to ensure that your creative legacy will endure. If your work is selected, countless future designers and potential clients will have access to your work. This is your chance to live forever.

Categories:

• Literature and nonfiction (books you read)
• Image-driven books (books you look at)
• Limited-edition and fine-press books (books that are objects)
• Instructional books and textbooks (books that teach)
• Reference books (books you consult)
• Children’s books