More than 18,000 of your colleagues have joined AIGA for the benefits of community, information, inspiration, education and representation.

AIGA has been advancing the value of designers for more than 90 years through member resources and as the collective voice of the profession. When you join AIGA, you are committing yourself to a high standard of professional ethics furthering your professional development, and advancing the value of your profession. Join today!

Community

Through more than 50 local chapters and 200 student groups nationwide, AIGA members participate in local events and explore professional challenges with their colleagues in the design community. Many members consider relationships they build through AIGA to be the most valuable and lasting of all the organization's benefits. AIGA's member directory is the largest directory available and helps you keep in touch with your colleagues and friends.

Membership Discounts

• New! AIGA and FedEx now offer deeper discounts to AIGA members on select FedEx® shipments. FedEx Express®: save up to 21 percent on select services; FedEx Ground®: save up to 20 percent on select services; FedEx international shipments: save up to 18 percent on select services. This valuable member benefit requires no cost and no shipping minimum. Savings from this program can quickly cover the cost of your AIGA membership. For more information or to enroll call FedEx Association Advantage customer specialist at 800 345 6227.
• AIGA’s Official Partner for Design Solutions, Adobe Systems, now offers a 15% discount on anything in the Adobe store including Adobe products, third-party plug-ins, training and more. To take advantage of your 15 percent savings at the Adobe Store, visit the members only section of the AIGA national site.
• AIGA is able to offer limited health insurance options.
• AIGA publishes or co-publishes a wide variety of books, available in our member bookstore.
• AIGA affinity card, gaining visibility for AIGA and design.
• Long distance telephone preferred pricing is available with Broadwing Communications. AIGA members may obtain discounted rates on long-distance, 800 services, calling-card and international dialing. For information, call 800 342 9287 with your AIGA membership ID number.

Empowering designers for success

• AIGA Design Jobs offers job and portfolio posting services to locate new opportunities; www.aiga.org/designjobs
• AIGA Design Network allows designers to find peers with common interests or concerns; www.aiga.org/designnetwork
• AIGA Business and Ethics series, the definitive guide to critical professional issues; www.aiga.org/designbusinessandethics
• AIGA Design:Business, a monthly e-newsletter with tips on professional growth; www.aiga.org/designbusiness
• AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries, with an interactive calculator online; www.designsalaries.org
• The Center for Practice Management, a comprehensive source of information and assistance in managing a design practice (coming in 2006) National Design Center
  AIGA's national headquarters building, located on lower Fifth Avenue in New York City, hosts a variety of programs and exhibits in an effort to lead the media, business and general public to a better understanding of the value of graphic design.

Stimulating thinking about design

• Design Archives, digital database and gallery of design exemplars; designarchives.aiga.org
• Voice: AIGA Journal of Design; voice.aiga.org
• AIGA Design Forum, essays and commentaries on issues about design; designforum.aiga.org
• Biennial AIGA Design Conference: inspiration and issues facing the practice of design; designconference.aiga.org
• Competitions and exhibitions celebrating the craft and effectiveness of great design; www.aiga.org/competitions
• AIGA Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the profession, awarded since 1922; www.aiga.org/aigamedalists
• Loop: AIGA Experience in Design Education; loop.aiga.org

Demonstrating the value of design

• “Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference” addresses the role of design in business strategy; gainconference.aiga.org
• Gain: AIGA Journal of Business and Design publishes case studies on the effective use of design; gain.aiga.org
• AIGA’s membership in Icograda reinforces the value of the U.S. design profession in the global economy
• Aspen Design Summit engages participants in addressing global problems; aspendesignsummit.aiga.org
• Design for Democracy provides information and design guidance to government agencies, setting standards for ballot design, health information, etc.; designfordemocracy.aiga.org
• AIGA booklets explain the designing process to emerging business leaders; www.aiga.org/whateverybusinessneeds

The selections from juried competitions are documented in exhibitions appearing in AIGA's Fifth Avenue street-level gallery, where narrative captions tell a story about the quality and value of current design. In addition, AIGA curates exhibitions that emphasize the value of design excellence.

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