| The mission of the New York chapter
of the AIGA(1) is to identify and define issues(2) critical to its
membership(3) and the graphic design profession;(4)
to explore and clarify these issues(5) for the purpose of helping
to elevate the standards of the business(6) of graphic design;(7)
and to create a forum for the exchange of information, views, ideas and techniques(8)
among those engaged in the profession(9) |
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(1) also known as the “what’s it to ya?” chapter (2) such as camaraderie and productivity (3) a group of very nice people with very good intentions and a trememdous amount of talent (4) what you (maybe) went to school for (5) again, camaraderie, productivity and the general desire to do good (6) not just what makes money, but what makes sense and what makes it a job worth doing (7) spirited and delightful expression and self-expression without self indulgence (8) which should be innovative, socially relevant, kind, funny, and in the best of times, all of these (9) and if all goes well, to build a rocket-ship to Mars in order to control the destiny of design in the heavens above |
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History
In 1911 Fred Goudy sat at a table with Alfred Stieglitz, W. A. Dwiggins and others and began the creation of this institution. They came together because they shared a commitment and a passion in the nobility of a profession that had not yet been named: "the purposeful arrangement of text and images to communicate more effectively, with dignity, elegance and impact; and accomplished with high expectations for the craft of production."
When three years after the first meeting, they decided to create AIGA, they required each member to bring a chair, as the early organization had no permanent home. We should each ask what we are willing to bring to the table to advance this remarkable profession.
AIGA is a nonprofit professional membership organization founded in 1914 and headquartered in New York City. The New York Chapter was created in 1982 as the organization began creating local chapters to decentralize leadership. The New York Chapter is a separately incorporated, nonprofit organization with its own Board of Directors, bylaws and tax-exempt status. While it is self-governing in every way, it operates in a manner consistent with the mission of the parent organization.
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