The Best of AIGA
8 most popular AIGA articles, as voted by our community.
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AIGA on Fashion
How Heart-Shaped Frames Became a Symbol of Reclaimed Femininity and a Non-binary Fashion Staple
Joey Donatelli slides their glasses off and proudly holds them in front of the camera, as though bestowing an all-powerful gift. Donatelli is wearing a stone-washed Space Jam T-Shirt (the original…
AIGA on Visual Design
Today’s Design Is Shaped by Likes. And That’s a Problem
Design has become intertwined with the most harmful dynamics of the social web
What Made Bob Gill So Brilliant?
In the vast, ever-expanding canon of graphic design publishing, one title stands in a league of its own. Forget All the Rules You Ever Learned About Graphic Design—Including the Ones in This Book is…
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We Spoke With the Last Person Standing in the Floppy Disk Business
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Creative Director and Teacher Forest Young on Designing a More Inclusive Future
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When Did Generic Grocery Brands Get So Good Looking?
Imagine, if you will, that you’re in a grocery aisle looking for flour. Your eyes scan bags upon bags for something familiar, but the brand you normally buy is out of stock. There’s this other one,…
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