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The Book as Transformer: An Interview with Zach Plague: From Voice; by David Barringer Aug 27, 2008 (0); Bored by the traditional book? Barringer talks to one author/designer whose approach is anything but dull.

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Manifesto Mania: by Ellen & Julia Lupton; Aug 19, 2008(0); What purpose do manifestos serve, and why do they appeal to designers in particular? Ellen and Julia Lupton declare their reasons.

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Can In-house Design Departments Be Respectable?: by David C. Baker; Aug 08, 2008(15); Why should in-house designers market themselves? Baker explains the strategic benefits of treating colleagues like the clients they are.

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Elder Statesman of Comics: by Michael Dooley; Aug 12, 2008(2); Earlier this year, cartoonist and illustrator Will Elder passed away. Dooley pays tribute to his remarkable (and screwball) career.

From Voice

The Olympics of Illustration: An Interview with Mark T. Smith: by Steven Heller; Aug 05, 2008(3); What defines an “official” Olympic artist? Heller asks Mark T. Smith, illustrator for the Summer Games in Beijing.

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Events

APDF Leadership Forum: Win Without Pitching, Part II September 18-19, 2008 | Hotel Allegro, Chicago, Illinois
Don't miss this opportunity to meet with Blair Enns as you learn how to dismantle and discard the historical pitch-based approach and learn a new set of protocols that allows firms to win new...
Design Legends Gala 2008 September 18, 2008 | New York City
The fifth annual Design Legends Gala will be held on Thursday, September 18 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. www.aiga.org/events-gala
IIT Institute of Design Research Conference September 19-20, 2008 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
The IIT Institute of Design, AIGA’s Leading Collaborating Partner, will hold its annual Design Research Conference, a collaborative forum to explore emerging topics, methods and issues...
Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World October 17-19, 2008 | Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
This AIGA design educators' conference, sponsored by Adobe Systems, addresses the social life of design. Graphic designers work with clients, institutions, users, and communities to make things...
Gain: AIGA Business and Design Conference October 23-25, 2008 | New York City, New York City, NY
As business shines a spotlight on design, “Gain” provides shining examples of design’s impact on business success. Featuring case studies from a variety of industries, “Gain”...
AIGA Design Conference October 8, 2009 | Memphis
The AIGA Design Conference 2009 heads to the land of the blues, gospel, jazz, soul and R&B. Memphis, the town the King called home. More information and to register

Exhibitions

50 Books/50 Covers of 2007 September 11 - November 26, 2008 | AIGA National Design Center, New York, NY
This exhibition showcases selections from the “ AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers ” competition, which aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers of the year. Selections...
Get Out the Vote 2008 September 11 - October 24, 2008 | AIGA National Design Center, New York, NY
An AIGA Design for Democracy initiative featuring a selection of nonpartisan posters created by AIGA designers to inspire the American public to participate in the electoral process and vote...

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AIGA and The New York Times launch interactive piece on ballot design reform: AIGA Design for Democracy contributed an editorial and interactive piece on NYTimes.com, titled “How Design Can Save Democracy.” This coverage follows two front-page articles on ballot design (in The New York Times and USA Today), enabled by AIGA’s efforts to demonstrate the value of design to society.
Get Out the Vote posters will be on view during the national conventions: Thousands of visitors, politicians and reporters will see a selection of Get Out the Vote posters when they are displayed at the Denver Art Museum and Walker Art Center during the two national conventions. This nonpartisan AIGA initiative encourages the American public to vote in November.
Celebrate the profession at the Design Legends Gala, on September 18, in New York City: Come mix and mingle as the design community honors recipients of the 2008 AIGA Medal, Corporate Leadership Awards, Fellows, Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism and Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships. Purchase your tickets or table today.
Register now for “Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World”: How are educators preparing students for a lifetime of working with and for people? At the AIGA Design Educators’ “Social Studies” conference, this October 17–19 in Baltimore, examine the social life of design through lively and stimulating discussion, hands-on workshops and activities.
Design educators salary survey results now available: The AIGA Design Educators Salary Survey contains the most complete compensation data available for education professionals in the United States in the communication design disciplines. The 2008 survey is available to be downloaded as a PDF.