Check out these Canadian and international associations for graphic designers. Professional associations are a great way to keep up to date with the latest trends and issues involved with the graphic design industry.
The American Institute of Graphic Arts is a professional organization for design. Its members practice all forms of communication design, including graphic design, typography, interaction design, user experience, branding and identity.
AWC is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.
Governing and disciplinary body for its members in Canada. Grants qualified members the right to the exclusive use of the designations "Registered Graphic Designer."
Design Professionals of Canada is a nationwide organization and community of design professionals, educators, design students, and businesses. Members come together through a vibrant chapter-model across the country. The DesCan community also represents non-design professionals such as photographers, illustrators, copywriters and alike.
The Industrial Designers Society of America is a membership-based not-for-profit organization that promotes the practice and education of industrial design.
Promoting the art of illustration, to appreciate its history and evolving nature through exhibitions, lectures and education, and to contribute the service of its members to the welfare of the community at large.
