AIGA Philadelphia

✨ Did you finish a project in 2023? We want to share it! ✨

Before we say hello to 2024, we want to say goodbye to 2023 and we're excited to see what you did this year. Whether you designed a publication, built a website, created an animation or even just tried out a new creative medium, we want to see it all. If you're interested in having your work shared with the community, send us a DM with a post to share or tag us in your post.

*We cannot share work that violates any AIGA Philadelphia Rules of Conduct. We reserve the right to not share work that is sent to us.

Shoutout to AIGA Portland for the resource and inspo for this!

Membership enrollment is open for 2024!

From now until December 31, new members receive the rest of 2023 free with the purchase of a 2024 membership. Renewing 2024 members will automatically be entered into a drawing every month for a $150 Visa gift card. The earlier members renew, the more chances they have to win!

Renew now to be entered to win for November and December!

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🧑‍💻🙌Applications for the 2024 Mentorship Program are now being accepted!

We’re open to in person, hybrid, or remote participants both in Philly and nationwide. Whether you’re just starting out or well into your design tenure, we’d love for you to join us.🎉

🔗 LINK to APPLY: https://buff.ly/3uA0yo4

👏Graphics courtesy of Tammy Mann

🛍️🎉Small Business Saturday is TOMORROW!!

A day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.

✨🙌We are lucky to have an amazing variety of local businesses related to design, art, and craftsmanship from designers and artists throughout Philadelphia and Central PA. Tag your favorites below!

Graphic courtesy of Brie Moriarty

Grateful for all our connections nationwide! We had over 120 submissions for Pen Pals and 37 AIGA Chapters represented. We are so excited for you all to start writing!

Emails were sent out last week with your pairing.

Remember to please, ✉️ Send your mail soon! Get creative and tag us at & with on Instagram to be featured.

Happy pen-palling!😊
Graphic courtesy of Alisa Wismer

TONIGHT!! ✍️📝💌📫✨🐌
Join us tonight at Huddle for a hands-on workshop with Alisa Wismer! Celebrating our Pen Pal Initiative (which got over 120 participants Nationally!), we will have a night of creating, doodling, and connecting with each of you! Didn’t sign up for a pen pal? Don’t worry! You are still welcome to join this event and we encourage you to share your letters with a friend! It’s the perfect time of year!

We will provide cards with envelopes and other materials to doodle your heart away along with light refreshments.

PLUS, Alisa will showcase her merch that will be available for purchase! It’s always good to keep your stationery stash up to share with your pen pal for the next letter. Or to keep for yourself because you just love it too much.

Register beforehand and arrive early because the first 25 attendees will receive an AIGA PHL sketchbook to decorate and practice your doodle skills! Looking forward to a fun night with you all. See you soon!

🗓️Friday, Nov. 17 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT
📍Huddle
🔗 below to register for FREE!

👏Graphics courtesy of Alisa Wismer

https://buff.ly/3sn0BTK

ONE WEEK AWAY! Come create with us and Alisa Wismer, our host for this doodle-inspired workshop. We’ll craft some fun letters and envelopes to send to your pen pal!

Didn’t sign up for a pen pal? Don’t worry! You are still welcome to join this event and doodle. Maybe even share a colorful letter with a friend. It’s the perfect time of year!

We will provide cards with envelopes and other materials to doodle your heart away along with light refreshments.

PLUS, the first 25 attendees will receive an AIGA PHL sketchbook to decorate and practice your doodle skills. Register at the link below beforehand and arrive early to snag your own! We can’t wait to create together!

When & Where
🗓️Friday, Nov. 17 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT
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🔗 below to register for FREE!

👏Graphics courtesy of

https://buff.ly/47cyZjh

We are still thinking about the AMAZING time we had last Saturday with all of you! Thank you to the Center of Architecture and Design for the wonderful space to hold our event.

Thank you, Jason Kernevich and Dani Birnbohm for speaking. Melissa Alam for hosting a panel featuring Ameera and Jordan Plain. And Joe Pascavage for your Mentorship wisdom.

And thank you to our volunteer board members for making this happen and helping behind the scenes! Can’t wait for the next one!!

Who’s ready for an interactive workshop?! We had an OVERWHELMING response for AIGA Pen Pal’s and are so thrilled to share this in-person workshop with you!

The wonderful, Alisa Wismer (who created our stellar graphics this year) will host a doodle-inspired workshop to adorn your fun letters and envelopes to send to your pen pal! The first 25 attendees will receive an AIGA PHL sketchbook to decorate and practice your doodle skills. Sign up beforehand and arrive early to snag your own!

We will provide cards with envelopes and other materials to doodle your heart away along with light refreshments. We can’t wait to create together!

Didn’t sign up for a pen pal? Don’t worry! You are still welcome to join this event and we encourage you to share your letters with a friend! It’s the perfect time of year!

When & Where
🗓️Friday, Nov. 17 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT
📍Huddle
🔗 below to register for FREE!

👏Graphics courtesy of Alisa Wismer

https://buff.ly/3sn0BTK

Central PA, this one's for you!

Save the date! November 9th ,we're kickstarting AIGA's return to Central PA, with a community meeting.

We want to hear from you and tell you a little about us. This is the perfect opportunity to mingle with other members, meet the AIGA Philadelphia President, Keith VanKreisel and Central PA chair, Adriana Roth, learn about open board positions and volunteer opportunities, and share your thoughts on this new chapter of our local chapter.

Your feedback will help us shape the chapter's programming and development.

This event is free and open to the public.
Tickets will be required, however. Link below to reserve your spot!

Central PA Community Meeting | AIGA November 9th we're kickstarting AIGA's return to Central PA, now as part of AIGA Philadelphia, with a community meeting.We want to hear from you and tell you a little about us. This is the perfect opportunity to mingle with other members, meet the AIGA Philadelphia president and Central PA chair,...

See you TOMORROW! Join us as we’ll present an exceptional group of design and branding professionals to speak to and answer your questions about this foundational topic - Personal Branding Series: Build Your Mission Statement.

This event is the first of a series to help our community think about their unique value proposition and craft their personal branding from strategy to ex*****on.

Jason Kernevich of the Heads of State
Dani Birnbohm of the newly launched Hedge Design Studio
Melissa Alam, founder of Alam Digital, will be hosting a panel featuring Ameera of Atelier Ameera and Jordan Plain
Joe Pascavage, former Mentorship Director of AIGA Philadelphia, will be speaking to how this program can help emerging AND senior designers find their voice and vocation.

🗓️Saturday, Nov. 4 11AM to 2PM
📍
1218 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
🔗 below to register!
👏Graphics courtesy of Josey Driscoll

Personal Branding Series: Build Your Mission Statement | AIGA This is the first of a series of lectures & workshops to help designers and creative professionals shift the way they think of their positioning and help them guide their careers based on foundational branding strategy ideas. This event will feature:Jason Kernevich - the Heads of StateDan...

Last call! The deadline for LOCALLY SOURCED Issue 02 submissions is TOMORROW!

Are you a current or recently graduated art or design student? We want to publish your work — for FREE!

After a first issue that blew us away, AIGA Philadelphia announces Issue 02 of LOCALLY SOURCED, a digital and — NEW! — print publication initiative featuring fine student creatives from the Philadelphia region and beyond. 🥳

We are accepting submissions from both members and non-members, so don’t miss out (and tell your friends) and will celebrate accepted work with a launch party at the end of the year.

LOCALLY SOURCED is open to currently enrolled and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students. Work must be from a creative discipline and have been created at an institution in PA, NJ, DE, or NY between January 2021 and October 2023.

Learn more and submit your work today* — link below! Entries now due November 3. ✨

https://buff.ly/47dU9wZ

*Sign-in to Google required for submission.



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FROM MOODBOARD TO LAUNCH. A panel discussion on crafting a strong and intentional personal brand.

We are so excited for this discussion led by Melissa Alam (), founder of .digital and featuring Ameera of and

Will we see you there, THIS SATURDAY?! 🔗 BELOW to register!

🗓️Saturday, Nov. 4 11AM to 2PM
📍
1218 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

https://buff.ly/3QfRHiz

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🎉We are ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎉
Visit the 🔗 below to grab your ticket!

Personal Branding Series: Build Your Mission Statement

This event is the first of a series to help our community think about their unique value proposition and craft their personal branding from strategy to ex*****on. Join us as we’ll present an exceptional group of design and branding professionals to speak to and answer your questions about this foundational topic.

Jason Kernevich of the Heads of State
Dani Birnbohm of the newly launched Hedge Design Studio
Melissa Alam, founder of Alam Digital, will be hosting a panel featuring Ameera of Atelier Ameera and Jordan Plain
Joe Pascavage, former Mentorship Director of AIGA Philadelphia, will be speaking to how this program can help emerging AND senior designers find their voice and vocation.

🗓️Saturday, Nov. 4 11AM to 2PM
📍
1218 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
🔗 below to register!
👏Graphics courtesy of Josey Driscoll

Personal Branding Series: Build Your Mission Statement | AIGA This is the first of a series of lectures & workshops to help designers and creative professionals shift the way they think of their positioning and help them guide their careers based on foundational branding strategy ideas. This event will feature:Jason Kernevich - the Heads of StateDan...

You asked, we listened — the deadline for LOCALLY SOURCED Issue 02 submissions has been extended through November 3!

Are you a current or recently graduated art or design student? We want to publish your work — for FREE!

After a first issue that blew us away, AIGA Philadelphia announces Issue 02 of LOCALLY SOURCED, a digital and — NEW! — print publication initiative featuring fine student creatives from the Philadelphia region and beyond. 🥳

We are accepting submissions from both members and non-members, so don’t miss out (and tell your friends) and will celebrate accepted work with a launch party at the end of the year.

LOCALLY SOURCED is open to currently enrolled and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students. Work must be from a creative discipline and have been created at an institution in PA, NJ, DE, or NY between January 2021 and October 2023.

Learn more and submit your work today* — link below! Entries now due November 3. ✨
https://buff.ly/3t28opR

*Sign-in to Google required for submission.



Graphics courtesy of Mia Culbertson

AIGA Central PA, this one's for you!

Save the date! November 9th ,we're kickstarting AIGA's return to Central PA, with a community meeting.

We want to hear from you and tell you a little about us. This is the perfect opportunity to mingle with other members, meet the AIGA Philadelphia President, Keith VanKreisel and Central PA chair, Adriana Roth, learn about open board positions and volunteer opportunities, and share your thoughts on this new chapter of our local chapter.

Your feedback will help us shape the chapter's programming and development.

This event is free and open to the public.
Tickets will be required, however. Link in below to reserve your spot!

https://buff.ly/3s9xJ1e

🚨REMINDER 🚨— get your submission in now to LOCALLY SOURCED Issue 02!

Are you a current or recently graduated art or design student? We want to publish your work — for FREE!

After a first issue that blew us away, AIGA Philadelphia announces Issue 02 of LOCALLY SOURCED, a digital and — NEW! — print publication initiative featuring fine student creatives from the Philadelphia region and beyond. 🥳

We are accepting submissions from both members and non-members, so don’t miss out (and tell your friends) and will celebrate accepted work with a launch party (date & location TBD) at the end of the year.

LOCALLY SOURCED is open to currently enrolled and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students. Work must be from a creative discipline and have been created at an institution in PA, NJ, DE, or NY between January 2021 and October 2023.

Learn more and submit your work today* — link below! Entries due October 27. ✨

https://buff.ly/3tzwd90

*Sign-in to Google required for submission.

Graphics courtesy of Mia Culbertson

See you TOMORROW!! We have even MORE tickets available for our event with ! You won't want to miss out; visit the 🔗 below to secure your ticket!!

AIGA Philadelphia and Mohawk Paper invite you for a chance to reconnect and make some new friends, too!

Reconnect with friends and connect with new creatives while checking out Mohawk Paper’s latest educational and inspirational print samples at our Paper Jam!

Meet LaTascha Foster, the Mohawk Paper rep in our market.

Looking for information about sustainability? ✅
Interested in design and packaging trends? ✅
Want a sneak peak at a new product before the launch? ✅ We’ve got you covered!
Come to eat, drink and reconnect…let’s do it!

Your ticket includes appetizers, beer & wine, Mohawk swag, and lively conversation. Space is limited so purchase soon so you don’t miss out.

When & Where
🗓️Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT
📍
739 E Elm St #2301,
Conshohocken, PA 19428

🔗 below to register!
https://buff.ly/3ZSZkjB

👏Graphics courtesy of Morgan Silva

AIGA Philadelphia and AIGA CT are thrilled to connect all of you through letter-writing! AIGA Pen Pals is looking for chapter members across the country to participate and write to a pen pal from another chapter. Visit the link in below to sign up today!

Heres how:
✍️ Fill out the form below by 11/3
👀 We will pair you, look for an email from us by 11/12 for information about your pen pal!
✉️ Send your mail by 11/20, get creative and tag us on Instagram at & with to be featured.

Happy pen-palling!😊

Graphic courtesy of Alisa Wismer
alisawismer.com

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🎉We are ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎉
You won't want to miss out, visit the 🔗 below to grab your ticket!!

AIGA Philadelphia and Mohawk Paper invite you for a chance to reconnect and make some new friends, too!

Reconnect with friends and connect with new creatives while checking out Mohawk Paper’s latest educational and inspirational print samples at our Paper Jam!

Meet LaTascha Foster, the Mohawk Paper rep in our market.

Looking for information about sustainability? ✅
Interested in design and packaging trends? ✅
Want a sneak peak at a new product before the launch? ✅ We’ve got you covered!
Come to eat, drink and reconnect…let’s do it!

Your ticket includes appetizers, beer & wine, Mohawk swag, and lively conversation. Space is limited so register NOW so you don’t miss out.

When & Where
🗓️Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT
📍
739 E Elm St #2301,
Conshohocken, PA 19428

🔗 below to register!
https://buff.ly/3FfM9zy

👏Graphics courtesy of Morgan Silva

AIGA Philadelphia invites you for an exploration of brand strategy as a tool for creative professionals to guide and direct their careers. Featuring design industry leaders:

Jason Kernevich of the Heads of State
Dani Birnbohm of the newly launched Hedge Design Studio
Melissa Alam, founder of Alam Digital, will be hosting a panel featuring Ameera of Atelier Ameera and Jordan Plain
Joe Pascavage, former Mentorship Director of AIGA Philadelphia, will be speaking to how this program can help emerging AND senior designers find their voice and vocation.

🗓️Saturday, Nov. 4 11AM to 2PM
📍
1218 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
🔗 below to register!
👏Graphics courtesy of Josey Driscoll

https://buff.ly/45vTuGb

📣JOIN US TONIGHT FOR THE APPEAR SALON🎉👏

An opening reception and talk celebrating the work of emerging and practicing Philadelphia designers during design’s lost years (2020-2023). RSVP NOW!

🗓️ Doors open at 5:30pm
📍 Center for Architecture and Design
🔗 below to RSVP and more details about the Reception

https://buff.ly/3LDpVuW

❗️ONE MORE WEEK❗ until we present APPEAR, a juried exhibition celebrating the resilience, persistence and tenacity of the Philly Design community as a part of the DesignPhiladelphia Festival!

🗓️ October 9th at 5:30 to 8:30pm
📍 Center for Architecture and Design
🔗 below to RSVP for the Reception

https://buff.ly/3LDpVuW

❗️ Save the Date ❗️ for APPEAR - AIGA Philadelphia’s DesignPhiladelphia Festival exhibition.

🗓️ October 4-15, 9-5
📍 Center for Architecture and Design
🔗 below for more information
https://buff.ly/3LDpVuW

Appear Salon | AIGA Join AIGA Philadelphia and the Philadelphia design community for a night of conversation focusing on the resilience, persistence and entrepreneurship of young practitioners joining the Visual Communication community (graphic design, illustration, ux/ui, photography and art direction) as well as s...

Visual expression is as old as humanity, so it’s no easy task to chart the history of graphic design 🎨

Idiosyncratic yet satisfyingly comprehensive, this survey of graphic design covers a wide span of eras and cultures: medieval heraldry, Jamaican dancehall posters, corporate and revolutionary propaganda, the British psychedelic underground, early graphic computer interfaces, East Germany’s Cold War commercial landscape, the style and swagger of the Harlem Renaissance.

This dense global thicket could be traversed endlessly without ever taking the same path twice. Join us at the Barnes for upcoming *on-site* , Graphic Design: An Unruly History – happening Tuesdays from 10/3 - 10/24 at 6 – 8 pm – where we take an expedition into graphic design’s unruly sprawl, guided by artist, designer, and advertising executive Dan Shepelavy.

🚨We’re excited to offer a 10% discount to our AIGA community by using the code AIGA23🚨

Scholarships are available! Apply today 🎓

🔗 below for more information

Graphic Design: An Unruly History Art history class at the Barnes. Explore graphic design across eras and cultures in this creative and comprehensive survey. Fall 2023.

We are BACK and ready for more — now accepting submissions for LOCALLY SOURCED Issue 02!

Are you a current or recently graduated art or design student? We want to publish your work — for FREE!

After a first issue that blew us away, AIGA Philadelphia announces Issue 02 of LOCALLY SOURCED, a digital and — NEW! — print publication initiative featuring fine student creatives from the Philadelphia region and beyond. 🥳

We are accepting submissions from both members and non-members, so don’t miss out (and tell your friends) and will celebrate accepted work with a launch party (date & location TBD) at the end of the year.

LOCALLY SOURCED is open to currently enrolled and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students. Work must be from a creative discipline and have been created at an institution in PA, NJ, DE, or NY between January 2021 and October 2023.

Learn more and submit your work today* at https://buff.ly/3t28opR! Entries due October 27. ✨

*Sign-in to Google required for submission.



Graphics courtesy of Mia Culbertson ()

TOMORROW Design Matters tour presented by On Air Fest is coming to PHILLY!

Join Debbie Millman and co-host Roxane Gay on September 21 at World Cafe Live at 8pm, doors open at 7pm, with special guest Audie Cornish. We can't wait! Who will we see there?

Tickets and special packages at the link here: https://buff.ly/462FhBi

🔡 Don't miss out on this awesome letterpress event, type enthusiasts! 🔗 Link in bio to reserve tickets and learn more.

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Save the date: Base Press at Huddle

So honored/stoked/excited to invite you to an exhibition and lecture

Base Press at Huddle
Letterpress Prints by Frank Baseman

October 6 to 20, 2023

Huddle
338 Brown Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Opening Reception and Small Talk Lecture
Friday, October 6, 2023

Doors: 6pm
*Lecture: 7-8pm
Opening Reception: 8-10pm

*Lecture is free, but please reserve tickets in advance (see link in post).

Huge and sincere thanks 🙏 to the kind folks esp. Brian.
If you are in the area, hope you can come on over; it will be first Friday after all, and during Design Philadelphia.

Design Matters tour presented by On Air Fest is coming to PHILLY!

Join Debbie Millman and co-host Roxane Gay on September 21 at World Cafe Live in Philly with special guest Audie Cornish. This magical evening of live stories and intimate conversations with today's most inspiring luminaries. The world's first-ever podcast about design goes on its first-ever live tour!

Tickets and special packages at the link here: https://buff.ly/462FhBi

On Air Presents: Design Matters On Tour Exploring storytelling and creativity in sound.

🎙Excited to hear what has in store this season! Check out more about HiRes and how to listen on their page!

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We're coming back for Season 13! Eight episodes. Guest hosts. So much creative goodness. Stay tuned for the official launch date and make sure you subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Looking for something to do tonight? Sign up for quizzo!! The winner of the first place prize takes home two tickets to see Debbie Milman, Roxane Gay, and special guest Audi Cornish at the World Cafe Live on Sept 21. The second place prize receives a signed copy of her book!*

Thank you to our event sponsor and our in-kind sponsor for the tickets and the book and our quizzo master.

Register for quizzo for FREE here: https://buff.ly/44HQR3i
Learn more about Debbie Millman’s tour here: https://buff.ly/3sZ7aeV

*The book winner must attend the show at the World Cafe Live on Sept. 21 to receive the book. Second-place tickets are sold separately.

We’re seeking a Mentorship Chair to join our board 🎉 Do you love the Philadelphia design community? Here’s an opportunity to manage and grow the chapter’s mentorship program! Since 2010, the AIGA Philadelphia Mentorship Program pairs seasoned designers with emerging designers at the onset of their professional careers to provide encouragement, motivation, and guidance. The program has grown from 22 to 90 participants and continues to grow.

We invite you to apply for the 2023-2025 AIGA Philadelphia Board.

🔗Link in bio for position descriptions and more information. If you have any questions feel free DM us! Note: One does not have to be a designer to apply.

"In early August, at our annual retreat, I presented to the board a theme of “Rebuilding.” I thought it was appropriate as we come off two years of separation and isolation.

To Remodel, to rebuild our community, and to move forward. Now is the time for our design community to come together and tackle challenging issues, learn new skills as our industry quickly changes, rebuild ourselves internally, and rebuild our design community. Two fundamental pillars for the 2023-2024 year. We won’t always get it right, but we wholeheartedly care about this community and are committed to you."

To hear more from our President, Keith VanKresiel here: https://buff.ly/48a4Y4q

Don't miss Design Quizzo this Thursday!! This event is also now FREE!*
Friends, coworkers, freelancers...come on out to the Huddle on September 14th at 6:30 p.m. Four rounds of questions and teams max to six. BYOB and food. Light n/a drinks will be provided. FREE! $5 donation encouraged Max 50 people can sign-up!

Proceeds help with chapter programming.

🔗Link BELOW to sign-up. Thank you to our event sponsor and our in-kind sponsor and our quizzo master.

https://buff.ly/44HQR3i
Anyone who signed up previosuly has been issued a refund.

Are you a trivia aficionado? Are you in an agency or studio with a fun beef with another agency? Freelancers unite against in-house creative teams. This is your chance to bring home bragging rights! AIGA Philly is trying something new. Come on out to the Huddle on September 14th at 6:30 p.m. Four rounds of questions and teams max to six. BYOB and food. Light n/a drinks will be provided. $5 for members $10 for non-member. Max 50 people can sign-up!

Proceeds help with chapter programming.

🔗Link below for to sign-up. Thank you to our event sponsor and our in-kind sponsor and our quizzo master.

https://buff.ly/44HQR3i

LAST CHANCE 💥 Only two days left to submit work for APPEAR, our upcoming gallery showcase and juried exhibition!

We welcome emerging practitioners who entered the visual communication industry (art directors, copywriters, designers, illustrators, photographers, and more) as well as design professionals realigning their professional practice or starting a studio between the years 2020 and 2022 to submit their work.

Link in bio for more information and call for entries links.

Selected pieces will be showcased in AIGA’s gallery during DesignPhiladelphia 2023 ( & ).

Online submissions only. Submission Closing Date: August 30th, 2023.

We’re seeking our Exhibitions Chair to join our board🎉 Do you love the Philadelphia design community? Here’s an opportunity to generate exhibition ideas in coordination and collaboration with the Board and its initiatives. This person will plan the exhibition schedule, including opening and/or closing night events.

We invite you to apply for the 2023-2025 AIGA Philadelphia Board.

Apply and learn more about the Program Director and other open positions! https://buff.ly/3Z0zuc5

If you have any questions feel free DM us! Note: One does not have to be a designer to apply.