Project Overview

AIGA Design Archives (2005)

This interactive archive provides broad accessibility to an extensive collection of contemporary design for research and reference.

AIGA, the professional association for communication design, is the place that design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research, and advance education and ethical practices. The AIGA Design Archives are a record of annual juried selections of design excellence and the work of designers honored by the AIGA. The winning entries from the most recent annual are presented in a unique, reactive interface that facilitates rapid discovery. Thousands of works are presented in the archive browsing mode, where fields of thumbnails reward visual exploration, while the search mode serves focused inquiries with robust filtering options. A powerful lightbox feature allows visitors to make custom collections, write notes for every record, add curatorial text throughout their collections, share their collections, and publish unique slideshows for colleagues or classrooms to experience.