Posted on: Jun. 10, 2010 | By: Lisa Holmes | Category: Graphic Design
Tags: AIGA, living principles, pro bono, social change, Sustainability
Every year, AIGA holds a leadership retreat for chapter board members. This year’s retreat was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee and I was invited to do an “inspiration story” presentation and also participate in a panel discussion about the Portland chapter’s sustainability initiative.
In addition to getting a chance to get to know other chapter board members, the retreat is a great place to learn about AIGA’s direction and new initiatives. Here’s what AIGA is working on:
- Design for Social Change: designers are increasingly being brought into problem-solving sessions for their design thinking and facilitation skills. Example: Aspen Design Summit
- Design ProBono: AIGA is encouraging designers to give back to their communities by donating 5% of their time to pro bono projects. AIGA provides listings of pro bono projects seeking designers on its website.
- Living Principles: the inward-focused Center for Sustainable Design has been replaced with the outward-facing Living Principles and a new Living Principles website has launched. The new approach is to invite dialogue across businesses and industries instead of a focus strictly on designers.
- Documentary about AIGA: Lynda.com created a documentary video about the history of AIGA and the benefits of membership.
- AIGA Make/Think design conference videos are now online.
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