Design: Philosophy of Design

The AIGA Design Educators Community (DEC) seeks to enhance the abilities of design educators and educational institutions to prepare future designers for excellence in design practice, design theory and design writing at the undergraduate and graduate levels while supporting the fundamental mission of AIGA.

AIGA’s purpose is to further excellence in design as a broadly defined discipline, strategic tool for business and cultural force. AIGA is a professional association committed to stimulating thinking about design through the exchange of ideas and information, the encouragement of critical analysis and research and the advancement of education and ethical practice.

Design for America is an idea incubator, a motivated community, and a way of approaching complicated challenges. DFA shapes the next generation of social innovators.

DFA Process Guide. Link to a pdf of
a comprehensive blueprint to the DFA design innovation process. the Process Guide outlines how to apply the skills and values of human-centered design to address social challenges. Other resources are also on this page.

Brief book about design guidelines, or "the basic rules of our work," for graphic design by Massimo Vignelli. Includes examples of glass designs.