We at AIGA SF believe that as design becomes increasingly mainstream and its relevance and importance to other professions becomes clearer, the need for design history, research, scholarship and discourse expands. Therefore, in recognition of the generative relationship of design scholarship to design excellence, AIGA SF has founded a Design Library at our offices on Sutter Street.

The Library is available to AIGA members by appointment by sending a request through our website contact form.

We intend to make this library an exceptional place to deepen knowledge, stimulate thinking and promote professionalism. Additionally, the Design Library at AIGA SF adds value to membership, builds design community and outreaches to the city at large.

Before coming to the library in person, you may wish to preview our collection on LibraryThing. (Please note: Catalog updates are in progress.)

Shelf:Life kick-off event
Design Library Coordinator: Carolina de Bartolo

Our library was made possible through the generosity of the following individuals and organizations:

• Kit and Linda Hinrichs
• Pentagram Design
• PeachPit Press
• Emigre, Inc.
• McSweeney’s
• William Stout Architectural Books
• William Stout
• Neutron, LLC
• Josh Levine
• Marty Neumeier
• Chronicle Books
• Michael Carabetta
• Princeton Architectural Press
• Laurence King Publishers
• Christopher Simmons
• Rockport Publishers
• Rick Tharp
• Cahan Associates