Our Vision: What does AIGA SF aspire to?

We endeavor to lead the design community. By inspiring and educating our members and the community at large, we intend to be the preeminent local resource for design and design thinking.

Our Mission: What is the purpose of AIGA SF?

Our organization celebrates design and provides unparalleled opportunities for networking within the local design community and a variety of resources to advance professionalism and broaden knowledge. Our events stimulate discourse and enrich our collective experience of design.

Our Values: What are the ideals of AIGA SF?

We believe that design innovation, excellence and professionalism are a direct result of active participation in the design community. Our core values comprise the key components of this causal relationship:

• Excellence
• Professionalism
• Innovation
• Action
• Community

Our Position: How is AIGA SF unique?

A national organization founded in 1914, AIGA is the largest and most esteemed design association in the US. As part of the San Francisco chapter, members are part of a diverse group of more than 1,400 Bay Area professionals who carry on the region’s incomparable legacy of design excellence. Download AIGA SF Demographics.

Our Goals: What does the AIGA SF board intend to do?

• Expand the network of design professionals in the Bay Area.
• Encourage innovation and action in all facets of design.
• Raise the stature of the chapter, thereby raising the stature of design and designing

History

AIGA, the professional association for design, is the oldest and largest membership association for professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of designing. Founded as the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1914 as a small, exclusive club, AIGA now represents more than 22,000 designers through national activities and local programs developed by more than 60 chapters and 240 student groups.

The San Francisco Chapter of AIGA is one of the largest and most active in the country. Run by an Executive Director and a volunteer board of directors, the organization celebrates design and provides unparalleled opportunities for networking within the local design community and a variety of resources to advance professionalism and broaden knowledge. AIGA SF’s events stimulate discourse and enrich the collective experience of design.

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Without the support from local and national sponsors, AIGA San Francisco would not be able to present so many wonderful events and programs to the Bay Area design community. Support the companies that support AIGA! For more information, please call 415.626.6008, or send an email message to .

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