Press releases

Past press releases

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"The Graphic Imperative" Exhibition:
May 25, 2006: Featuring four decades of influential political posters, "The Graphic Imperative: International Posters of Peace, Social Justice...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...