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by Ralph Caplan Dec 02, 2008 (0)
What constitutes marriage may vary over time and place. But, according to Caplan, collaboration and design have always made a perfect match.

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How Is AIGA Helping Designers Survive the Recession?
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by Richard Grefé
Dec 03, 2008(0)
The tumultuous economy has many designers feeling uncertain. Richard Grefé explains what AIGA is doing on behalf of members and the profession as a whole.

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The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway
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by Paul Shaw
Nov 18, 2008(24)
Is Helvetica really the typeface of the New York City Subway? Shaw goes mythbusting to uncover the long, storied history.

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Getting Beyond the Surface
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by Lisa Delgado
Nov 25, 2008(0)
Design for public spaces can be transformational, but it can also be superficial. Delgado examines recent projects by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and 2x4.

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Is There Anything Funny about Graphic Design?
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by Steven Heller
Nov 11, 2008(10)
Do serious design solutions require a serious approach? Heller riffs on why playfulness can yield the best answers.

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  • APDF Leadership Forum with Rhoda Pitcher: Leadership Effectiveness, Breaking the Barriers to Success December 5, 2008 | Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica, California
    At least two pathways are open to us—continuing what has been done before and the more difficult, creating a new pathway. Since 1978, Rhoda Pitcher has engaged major corporations...
  • Future History 3 March 7-8, 2009 | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
    March 7–8, 2009 Chicago This AIGA design educators' conference, sponsored by Adobe Systems, will address Learn more about the conference at URL.
  • AIGA Design Conference October 8-11, 2009 | Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, TN
    What is designing today? And how do designers define their own influence within the dichotomy of making versus thinking? These questions form the basis of this year’s conference, “Make/Think,”...

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  • 365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition 29 December 11 2008 - February 20, 2009 | AIGA National Design Center, New York, New York
    AIGA is committed to using selections from its annual competitions to demonstrate the process of design; the role of the designer; and the value of design to business, culture and society at...
  • Australian Graphic Design Association 2008 Biennial National Awards Exhibition December 11 2008 - February 20, 2009 | AIGA National Design Center, New York, New York
    The finest design work from Australia produced during 2006 to 2008, as chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA). This exhibition is...