AIGA Design

🌴 AIGA Jobs Board: July 🌴 Don't let the heat make you lose your cool. July has sparked some hot, sizzling 🔥🔥🔥 #jobs ranging from an opening for a freelance muralist from our creative staffing partner, Cella, to positions in UI and UX. Dive in below! 🌴 Freelance Muralist, Cella by Randstad Digital, Austin, TX 🌴 Junior Digital Graphic Designer, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc., remote 🌴 Senior Graphic Designer, Green Olive Media, Atlanta, GA, onsite or remote 🌴 Senior UI Designer - Mobile, Givelify, remote 🌴 Senior Product Editor, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL 🌴 Graphic Design Specialist, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 🌴 Senior User Experience Designer, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, CA, onsite or remote 👀 Check out these and other jobs on our #AIGADesign Job Board at https://lnkd.in/eWwbXqaS 🪪 See something you like? Join AIGA to get full access to AIGA Design jobs, plus discounts on learning programs, competitions, events, and more. 🎁 Join in July or August and you're automatically eligible to win books, discounts, and other great prizes! Visit https://lnkd.in/eqiTEUr3

🎤 #AIGADesignPodcast Episode 6, "Designing Airline Brands," has landed! 🛫 Take off with Lee-Sean Huang as he interviews 👤 Edmond Huot, Chief Creative Officer of Forward Studio, a global branding studio that primarily focuses on the airline, aerospace, and transportation sectors. A true AvGeek at heart, Huot was born in a small Canadian town and began his career in the early 1990s. Turning his childhood fascination with aviation into his career, Edmond has worked on airline campaigns from sunny California to majestic Alaska to tropical Hawaii, focusing on their brand concepts, passenger experience, and liveries. Get to know Edmond as he shares his design philosophy and ideologies that stem from a deep respect for airlines—and their position as cultural icons for their communities, nations, and the traveling public. Hear how Edmond's creative work: ✈ Uses storytelling to effectively convey an airline’s identity and values ✈ Creates authentic brand experiences that resonate deeply with people ✈ Builds and maintains relationships with community stakeholders, including local and Indigenous peoples served by airlines and airports 🎧 Let your journey begin! Listen to the #AIGADesign podcast at https://lnkd.in/gbsX4gAv 💡Designers, did you know you can start your AIGA membership this month and only pay for the remainder of the year? Visit https://lnkd.in/eqiTEUr3

✨ FEATURED MEMBER: Gabrielle Lamontagne ✨ 🖌️ Freelance Creative Director & Illustrator | 🪪 AIGA New York Gabrielle Lamontagne is a Design Director and Illustrator based in New York. Formerly at Chobani, she contributed to their award-winning rebrand with design direction and watercolors created for the original rebranded Chobani packaging. Before moving to New York, she co-founded the design and printing studio Charmant & Courtois, where she self-published illustrated work. Since then, she has been published in The New York Times and The Guardian, and recently illustrated her first children’s book. As a member of AIGA New York, she commented, "I love participating in the AIGA to support their work in the design community. Their archive is a constant source of information and inspiration." Featured Work: 🔹 Chobani Brand Re-imagination: Design direction and watercolors 🔹 Chobani Campaign: Design and art direction, illustrations by Kate Dehler 🔹 Chobani Smooth Yogurt: Design direction, illustrations by Fanny Gentle 🔹 Cats of the Zodiac: Print series 🔹 Chicken Rice Soup and George: Watercolors 🔹 What Are We Cooking Tonight?: Watercolors, published by the Equal Project KR, story by MC Suh Adriana and Yo–E Ryou 💖 We love Gabrielle's immersive branding and joyful illustrations. We want to jump right into each scene! 🗣 Have a nice comment on Gabrielle's work? Share your thoughts below! 👉 It's your turn to join AIGA's community of designers. You'll save on career-transforming professional development with AIGA's learning programs, competitions, and events. 📢 Start your AIGA membership this month and only pay for the remainder of the year! Visit https://lnkd.in/eqiTEUr3

⭐ AIGA Member Perk! ⭐ 🩺 Did you know that one of the perks of 🪪 AIGA Membership is eligibility for healthcare coverage? It's true! #AIGADesign, in partnership with Association Health Programs (AHP), offers health insurance programs year-round. With over 30 years of experience, AHP is the industry leader in providing 🏥#healthinsurance solutions to association members. This partnership allows AIGA members to access unique and exclusive coverage as part of a network of hundreds of associations. Coverage includes: 🩹 Health 🦷 Dental 👓 Vision 🛡 Life ⚕ Disability 🚑 Accident ☎ Telemedicine If you aren't covered by health insurance, why not see what it's all about? Please note that: ✳ AIGA Membership does not guarantee eligibility ✳ Certain state restrictions apply 🔗 To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/e6Gq86ZU

🪄 Myth: Designers and design teams should only focus on creative skills—not their business skills. ℹ️ Fact: The Project Management Institute reported that 37% of projects fail due to a lack of defined project objectives and milestones. As many of us are aware, a successful project outcome relies on a strategic approach, clear communication, and efficient collaboration between designers, sales, marketing, business development, and other teams to achieve a common goal—but how can this be achieved? 📜 AIGA Design's Project Management Certificate was created with this goal in mind. As one of our Certificates for Creatives, it will teach you the best practices for running and ensuring project success. Whether you are part of a design team or an individual performing client-based work, our courses will provide you with a foundation to boost your business acumen, setting you on the path toward smoother and more effective client project management. Project Management is broken down into phases: 🔸 Initiating 🔸 Planning 🔸 Executing 🔸 Monitoring 🔸 Closing ▶️ For more on the topic, listen to our 2-minute video on the Initiating phase, featuring Dan Picard, Project Leader and Editorial Director of PM Skills. 👂 Want to see more videos from our Project Management series? Leave a comment below! 🔗 For more info on the AIGA Project Management Certificate, visit https://bit.ly/4cV4Qr1

🎧 #AIGADesignPodcast: Bonus Conference Episode! Curious to hear what goes on behind the scenes of a design conference? Check out this special episode of our podcast, where Senior Director of Learning & Programs, Lee-Sean Huang, peels back the curtain on the planning process for the virtual 2024 #AIGADesignConf set for October 10-12. Find out: ❓ How we select speakers for the conference ❓ Why this year's conference went virtual—plus, the challenges and opportunities that come with it ❓ How AIGA is responding to the broader context of "What is going on with design associations, conferences, and the industry at large?" 👂 Listen to the full episode at https://lnkd.in/gbsX4gAv 🎁 Get rewarded with a coupon code for $50 off tickets to this year's conference! 🍊 P.S. The 2025 AIGA Design Conference will be back in person Oct. 9-11 at the Westin Bonaventure in Downtown Los Angeles!

💻 Designers: Let's talk websites! Whether you are a freelance designer, an educator, or run an agency, your web presence is your calling card for introductions to clients and opportunities. Its appearance, UX, and functionality convey a message about your creative brand to the world. 🗳 Poll: Designers, what did you do to make your portfolio website? 1️⃣ I coded it myself in HTML/CSS. 2️⃣ I made it myself using a content management system like Wordpress, Drupal, etc. 3️⃣ I used a service like Squarespace, Wix, Adobe Portfolio, etc. 4️⃣ I paid a web designer/developer to make me a custom site. To widen the discussion: 💭 What website creation tools and features are important to you? 💭 What are your biggest challenges in planning and creating your website? 🗳 Vote and comment below! 🤔 PS: you know that #AIGADesign members get one year of free web and email hosting through .Design? Check it out at https://lnkd.in/gtFBfKWj

📣 We are pleased to announce the winners of our Summer Book Giveaway! The two lucky individuals below will receive a copy of "What it Means to Be a Designer: Reflections, Questions, and Ideas from 👁 AIGA’s Eye on Design" published by PA Press, an imprint of Chronicle Books. 📗 Christy Panameno 📗 Olivia Raymond Congratulations, Christy and Olivia! We hope you enjoy your new summer read! About the Book: This thought-provoking collection of original and previously published essays, interviews, and 🗣️ conversations celebrates the online editorial platform AIGA Eye on Design. Published by PA Press (an imprint of Chronicle Books), this anthology was edited by EoD Executive Editor Liz Stinson and EoD Editor Jarrett Fuller. Diving into the evolution of personal branding, teaching design history, and the designer’s role in conspicuous consumption, it explores the evolving meaning of “what it means to be a designer today.” 🤩 Disappointed that your name wasn't drawn? Never fear! 🏷 Get 20% off through August 31st by entering code AIGA20 at https://bit.ly/4cPq49U

🪪 Member Special Offer: SuperHi 🪪 AIGA members can save 🏷 10% on coding and other expert-led creative tech courses from 🔵 SuperHi!⁠ What is SuperHi? It's an online learning platform that collaborates with the world’s top designers, illustrators, and photographers to arm creative people with the skills they need to succeed in their careers. Get on board with their portfolio-focused, practical design, ⌨ coding, and project management courses to help you stand out in this new digital age. Here is just a sample of the skills you can develop through their coding courses and workshops: 🖱 Plan, Design + Code Your First Website 🖱 Foundational HTML, CSS + JavaScript 🖱 Intro to 3D Modeling and 3D Printing 🖱 How to Set Up a Store with Shopify 2.0 🖱 Advanced Squarespace Tools 🤔 Want to follow the code to success? 🛒 AIGA members can enjoy a SuperHi membership at 10% off. 📚 View their course catalog in our link at https://lnkd.in/grTbqeQk

🎆 Happy 4th of July from #AIGADesign! May you all enjoy the day in peace, creativity, and inspiration. To honor this day, let's celebrate the voting rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens 🗳. Our Design for Democracy campaign celebrates this very privilege by advocating for civic engagement through voter education, registration, and access. Check out some fine examples of nonpartisan poster design created by our members as part of our #GOTV campaign below: 🖌️ Apathy = Surrender, by Carrie Cantwell, AIGA Atlanta 🖌️ Dream Box, by Larissa Sarto, AIGA New York 🖌️ Go Vote, by Heather Roell, AIGA Austin 🖌️ They WIN / You WIN / So VOTE, by Jennifer Urdang Stern, AIGA Design Educators Community (DEC) 🖌️ To Form a More Perfect Union, by Keith Kitz, AIGA Boston 📅 Our offices are closed 7/4 and 7/5 for the Independence Day holiday 👉 AIGA members — join us and submit a poster! 👉 For nonpartisan poster submission guidelines, visit https://lnkd.in/eACfDn5t