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Nearly Everything we buy, touch and use in our daily lives was at one time dreamed up by a designer. Filmmaker Gary Hustwit (HELVETICA) examines the art and science of industrial design, and the sunning ubiquity of its impact.
Watch it on PBS, Tuesday, November 24 @ 10pm!
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/objectified/
Posted by knoxville in announcements | November 19, 2009
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Yet another reason to join AIGA or renew your membership! For a limited time, members can enjoy a discount up to 17% when purchasing most Apple products!
For more information, visit http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/apple-discounts
Posted by knoxville in AIGA, announcements | August 26, 2009
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The AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is the most comprehensive annual survey of compensation data for the communication design profession in the United States. It reports the actual salary ranges for design positions among AIGA members and related professionals in the United States. The survey is based on salaries in 2008, when many design firms reported that their businesses were relatively solid--in fact, the industry seemed even more robust than many other economic sectors--although the economy had already slipped into recession.
http://www.designsalaries.org/
Posted by knoxville in AIGA, News | August 10, 2009
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The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have requested AIGA members’ help in promoting public service opportunities in their communities during the “United We Serve” initiative, a summer of community involvement culminating in a National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11, 2009.
On behalf of the Obama administration, the NEA has asked members of AIGA, the professional association for design, to visually promote local opportunities for community service and then create a visual record of the results. “Designers should be involved as citizens and as designers. Each designer has the ability to move others by making stories visible and capturing the community experience,” said AIGA Executive director Richard Grefé.
How AIGA members can get involved- Find community service projects in your area on serve.gov, then work with the project organizers to visually promote the event, program or call for service. This could take the form of a poster, brochure, website or any other type of visual communication encouraging others to get involved.
- Record and share the results by uploading your photos to Flickr using the tags designserves and aigacharlotte. Share photos of your work being used to promote a local opportunity (e.g., your poster on a bulletin board or a brochure on a registration table) or photos of people in action completing service projects (e.g., volunteers building a playground or planting a garden).
- Send a PDF of your design to AIGA for inclusion in a slideshow this fall on www.aiga.org . Include
- credits for those involved with the design
- the name of the organization or group performing the service, if applicable, and
- the title of the community service project.
About "United We Serve"
“United We Serve” is a nationwide service initiative that will help meet growing social needs resulting from the economic downturn. With the knowledge that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things when given the proper tools, President Obama is asking Americans to come together to help lay a new foundation for growth. This initiative aims to both expand the impact of existing organizations by engaging new volunteers in their work and encourage volunteers to develop their own “do-it-yourself” projects. “United We Serve” is an initial 81 days of service, but will grow into a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to promote service as a way of life for all Americans.
To make it easy for Americans to get involved, the President is urging them to visit serve.gov. Visitors can type in their zip code to find local volunteer opportunities, recruit volunteers by posting their organization’s projects, or get ideas for creating their own projects with friends, families and neighbors.
Posted by knoxville in AIGA, News | August 7, 2009
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From aiga.org:
A professional designer adheres to principles of integrity that demonstrate respect for the profession, for colleagues, for clients, for audiences or consumers, and for society as a whole.
These standards define the expectations of a professional designer and represent the distinction of an AIGA member in the practice of design.Read more at aiga.org
Posted by knoxville in AIGA | August 6, 2009
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