AIGA Membership

AIGA stimulates thinking about design within the creative community by focusing on innovative practices, celebrating excellence and raising critical issues for discussion among professionals. It stimulates thinking about design among the media, the business community and the public by illuminating the challenges of the design process, the role of the designer and the value of effective design.

AIGA embraces the exciting and rapid changes occurring in design, yet is definitive in its promotion of the highest professional standards working within the design disciplines. This combination of openness and authority is what attracts the largest student membership of any design organization in the world since, for many of the next generation's designers, AIGA members and activities exemplify their personal aspirations.

Categories and Rates

Professional
[ $295.00* ] An individual who has practiced or taught in any design community for four years or more.

Associate
[ $210.00* ] An individual who has practiced in any design community for four or fewer years.

Student
[ $75.00* ] A full-time student who presents a copy of a dated bursar's receipt or current ID from an accredited college or university. Click here for more information.

Full-time faculty
[ $110.00 ] Current full-time faculty members may apply for a special membership rate (not available through the online application). Click here for more information.

Group membership
[ $245.00 each] Firms that wish to purchase professional memberships for three or more employees should consider a group membership, at the discounted rate of $730 for the first three members, and $245 for each additional member. Click here for more information.

*These are current rates for joining online. Mailed applications will be charged an additional $20 processing fee.