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details to come
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Tentatively scheduled for sometime in February to coordinate with AIGA Richmond's exhibition, Design and the American Vote . Khoi Vinh is the design director...
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Design and the American Vote will take place during the month of February and showcase a series of 24 posters that were designed by AIGA members from around the country...
GRADE 5: Call for Entries
Khoi Vinh, NYTimes.com
Design and the American VoteLooking for a designer?
David Bellard Washington D.C. Metro, VA
Glenn Sorrentino Blacksburg, VA
Karla Mickens Richmond, VA
Jeffrey Green Richmond, VA
Recent articles & discussions
- Sam Shelton Explains Get out the Vote
- In the 2004 election, approximately 57 percent of the voting age population in the U.S. actually voted. Turnout was higher for women (65%) than for men (62%). Of voters 18-29 years old, 49 percent turned-out to vote, representing only 16 percent of total votes overall.
This turn-out, or lack of, isn't surprising. Over the past several decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout, not only in the U.S., but also in most established democracies. In general, low turnout is suggested to be due to disenchantment, indifference, or contentment.
In response to this trend, in 2000, AIGA mounted a campaign to demonstrate the power of design in the public arena by asking designers to contribute to a coordinated get-out-the vote campaign for national elections. The purpose is to encourage voter turnout and, while there is no single message, the intent is a call to action, motivating people to register and turn out to vote. (in Articles)
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Recent Job Postings
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Voice: AIGA Journal of Design
- Unsecret Sharers
- What constitutes marriage may vary over time and place. But, according to Caplan, collaboration and design have always made a perfect match.
- Getting Beyond the Surface
- Design for public spaces can be transformational, but it can also be superficial. Delgado examines recent projects by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and 2x4.
- The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway
- Is Helvetica really the typeface of the New York City Subway? Shaw goes mythbusting to uncover the long, storied history.
- Is There Anything Funny about Graphic Design?
- Do serious design solutions require a serious approach? Heller riffs on why playfulness can yield the best answers.
- Can You Spare a (Mercury) Dime?
- With 2008 showing signs of 1932, every cent counts. Patton looks at a silver classic from the golden age of coin making.
- Ventures in E-publishing
- In what ways can an e-book be better than a printed book? First-time author Marks looks at the upsides of digital publishing.
- Design You Can Bank on
- How did the cathedral-like banks of yesterday become today’s playgrounds? Riechers evaluates what their design says about how we view money.
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Announcements
- AIGA Gala videos and pictures posted
- Videos and pictures from the AIGA Gala have been posted to the national site .
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- Please welcome Madonna Dersch, Finance Director
- Madonna Dersch, of the Virginia State Bar, will be joing the AIGA Richmond board as our new Finance Director.
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- AIGA Richmond travels to West Columbia, SC
- AIGA RIchmond's Education Director, Peyton Rowe, travels to West Columbia, South Carolina to help Riggs Advertising execute their annual Create-A-Thon.
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