Membership

Overview

AIGA has been advancing the value of design since 1914, acting as the collective voice of the profession and providing numerous resources to members. When you join AIGA, you receive many exclusive offers and discounts not available to the general public. In addition, you are welcomed into a community of peers, while furthering your professional development and contributing to the influence of design to improve the human experience. Join today!

AIGA membership offers great value, including tangible and intangible benefits: Savings. Information. Special offers. Community. Inspiration. Education. Representation. Validation.


Exclusive to AIGA members

  • Health insurance discounts
  • Ability to add a portfolio to and view complete job listings at AIGA Design Jobs
  • Access to Creative Business articles
  • Listing in AIGA Designer Directory
  • Periodic e-newsletter AIGA Design:Business
  • Information on operating your business in the AIGA Center for Practice Management
  • By-appointment-only access to the AIGA National Design Center library in New York City
  • Ability to submit posters for Get Out the Vote
  • Regular emails and notices on AIGA activities, events and news. See the full mailing schedule

Discounted rates for members for

  • AIGA conferences and events
  • AIGA competitions (save 25 percent!)
  • Job postings at AIGA Design Jobs (save more than 50 percent!)
  • Books in the online store
  • Special rates for APDF (Association of Professional Design Firms) workshops
  • Discounts on lynda.com training libraries

Partner discounts offered only to AIGA members

  • Special rates for all products in the Adobe store (15 percent off!)
  • Special rates for select FedEx® shipments
  • Complimentary digital subscription to I.D. magazine* and special rates for print subscriptions of F+W Publications magazines: HOW, Print and I.D. (up to 71 percent off!)

*Only offered to professional and associate members

Special access to publications, news and services

  • Printed copy 365: AIGA Year in Design
  • Printed copy of the AIGA "Design Business and Ethics" series in a binder
  • Printed copy of AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries
  • Monthly e-newsletter AIGA Communiqué
  • Access to CarbonCool, AIGA's carbon offset program