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AIGA XCD Sharing Dreams

Sharing Dreams Congratulations to the 9 Sharing Dreams designers selected from a long list of applicants to participate in this year's poster exhibition and cultural exchange in Havana, Cuba in November. They are:

- Veronica Corzo-Duchardt (Chicago, IL)
- Todd Childers (Bowling Green, OH)
- Colette Gaiter (Wilmington, DE)
- AIGA XCD Sponsorship Chair Anne Ghory-Goodman (Milwaukee, WI)
- Grant Knapp (Brooklyn, NY)
- Nicole Wang (San Francisco, CA)
- Erin Webber (Manhattan, NY)

Sharing Dreams is particularly pleased to welcome its first student participants, Mari Nakano (Art Center in Pasadena, CA) and Pedro Sarmiento (New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL)

EVERYDAY DESIGN: Great Finds from Around the World

Everyday Design 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.

	Go deep into the heart of China’s flourishing design scene Design Expedition to China, May 2008

	After an exciting whirlwind tour of approximately 15 design agencies, studios and art programmes, AIGA XCD Expeditioners are back, tired but inspired. Stay tuned for a full fledged account of our escapade and click through our links for visual overload. In the meantime, here's what we discovered: 1 million designers will be graduating this year in China, versus 40,000 in the USA. What do these numbers mean to our community? Another thought: the quality of work generated by the Design Community in China is as good as any top-notch hub in the US, implying that we have a lot to share... Could this be the beginning of an AIGA "designer diplomat" programme?

AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design (AIGA|XCD) is an AIGA National Chapter established to foster greater communication between designers across cultures, as well as a better understanding of the interwoven experience of design and culture in our lives.
We believe that it is imperative for designers to think beyond their national and cultural borders in order to create visual communication that is responsive to the diversity of audiences today.

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