Professional Resources

AIGA Standards of professional practice
A professional designer adheres to principles of integrity that demonstrate respect for the profession, for colleagues, for clients, for audiences or... more »
AIGA|Aquent Salary Survey
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The AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is commissioned annually by AIGA, with the support of its partner, Aquent , AIGA's official sponsor for professional... more »
Design:Business newsletter
AIGA Design:Business contains articles on the practical issues of running a design practice, based on the advice of nationally recognized consultants... more »
Designers Accord
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AIGA has endorsed the Designers Accord, a nonprofit coalition of design and innovation firms focused on creating positive environmental and social impacts... more »
Design for User Experience
The Design for User eXperience (DUX) conference in 2005 resulted in an archive of case studies intended to build a teachable and learnable body of knowledge... more »
Cross-cultural Design
The intersection of design and culture is a place where both the local and the global have a voice. These articles look at the ways we communicate across... more »
Information Design
Information design makes complex information easier to understand and to use. These articles inform, inspire and define the rapidly growing discipline... more »
Typography
This forum is for the passionate. It’s for those who are crazy in love with type, absolutely hate the problems fonts can cause, have an uncontrollable... more »
Creative Business articles
The following articles were originally published in the Creative Business newsletter, a publication geared toward company principals and self-employed... more »
Center for Practice Management
AIGA’s Center for Practice Management establishes resources to assist members with internal operational issues related to the daily management... more »
Why design?
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What designers offer to clients is a way of thinking. The "Why" booklet outlines the role of design in business strategy... more »
In-house Design
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There are a number of unique challenges and opportunities that creatives face when practicing design in the corporate environment. This online forum... more »
Kyoto Design Declaration 2008
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AIGA has endorsed the Kyoto Design Declaration, focused on designers’ global responsibility for building sustainable, human-centered, creative societies... more »
Professional Practices
These articles focus on important issues designers face daily, from the pragmatic matters of management to the pursuit of design excellence and integrity... more »
Illustration
Though illustration remains a powerful and versatile communication tool, it often plays a lonely role in the graphic arts. These articles explore the evolving role illustration plays... more »