Enter the AIGA XCD International Design Competition and have your work reviewed by an internationally-renowned panel of judges and win cash prizes. Low entry fee!

After six years of working to connect culture and the design community, AIGA XCD wants to experience your take on the role culture plays in design by answering this question—How do you express the intersection between culture and design in today's world?

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Join us this October 17-31 as we travel into the heart of China’s flourishing design scene. Experience the country’s exuberance and witness its transformation from being the world’s manufacturer to becoming an economy where its creative spirit will drive the development of its own global brands.

We’ll visit Hong Kong, Shanghai, Suzhou and will arrive in Beijing in time for the Icograda World conference. It’s a trip not to miss. For more information, download the following pdfs or email president@xcd.aiga.org.

Design Expedition to China Brochure
Design Expedition to China Registration Form

Sharing Dreams has just revamped its website to better showcase its 5-year history of a unique, "virtual" collaboration across the Political Divide.

Visit here for a fresh look at our accomplishments. If you are visiting for the first time, experience how shared dreams translate into Visual Power To The Artist.

To date, the Sharing Dreams Exhibition has travelled to over 15 cities in 4 different countries. If you’d like information about hosting a Sharing Dreams exhibition, please e-mail designpartnership@xcd.aiga.org or volunteers@xcd.aiga.org.

Everyday Design: Great Finds from Around the World has just closed its New York tour after a successful two month show. For a virtual tour of the exhibit, visit us here.

Everyday Design was conceived by the AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design in support of AIGA’s outreach to the global community. By displaying items of everyday use from diverse cultures, this exhibition will encourage visitors to make their own comparisons and be inspired by materials not traditionally considered “designed” objects. From the wood screenprinting blocks used to make sari patterns in India to the cartoon-like graphics on Japanese stationery, there are many beautifully designed and highly functional items that may inform and inspire other kinds of design.

Everyday Design aspires to encourage communication between designers and consumers from various parts of the world. This is intended to lead to an exchange of ideas between cultures, greater exposure for designers, and a better understanding of the role of graphic design in our daily lives. The global community continues to shrink with the advancement of technology, and yet individuals often remain isolated in their daily routines, pressured by time and economics. It is our hope that our audience may be able to find a unifying voice through the graphics exhibited in Everyday Design.
Stay tuned for the next stop on the Everyday Design tour.