Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
AIGA encourages diversity in design education, discourse, and practice to strengthen and expand the relevance of design in all areas of society.
Despite progress made over the course of AIGA’s 100-year history, there are vast opportunities to support a more diverse audience of design students, practitioners, managers, thinkers, enthusiasts, clients, consumers, and policy makers.
Recent passionate conversations among AIGA members have catalyzed the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative to augment ongoing AIGA programs with new ideas and resources that take a comprehensive approach, considering race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability and disability, age, and other factors that shape creative perspective and professional experience.
DEI Resources
Scholarships
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships benefit underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students who are studying photography, illustration, and design at colleges and universities in the U.S.
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This scholarship will allow me to continue focusing on my studies, involvement with student organization on campus, and give me the time to apply to master programs or graphic design positions.
Miriam Flores
2021–2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship Recipient
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Your Support Makes AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships Possible
Since its inception in 1995, more than $1.3 million dollars has been awarded to 800+ college students of art and design.
More from the DEI Task Force
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force
Chair
Carlos Estrada
AIGA Detroit
George Garrastegui Jr.
AIGA New York
Jacinda Walker
AIGA Cleveland
Impact Reports and Town Halls
In 2016 and 2017, the AIGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion taskforce compiled an annual impact report—a summary of its key milestones and learnings that year. These reports are a testimony to the engagement of the task force and its influence in shaping the conversation around these issues across AIGA chapters and beyond.
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