AIGA Portland is a local chapter of a large national organization. As such, we have initiatives on both a local and national level.

Portland Initiatives

Sustainability

Providing resources for good business practice and increasing awareness of sustainable design work in the local design community.

Portland Museum of Design

Let's build a Museum of Design in Portland, Oregon - a destination where people find enjoyment, inspiration, and meaning in exploring authentic objects of design

National Initiatives

AIGA Center for Sustainable Design

Dedicated to providing designers with practical information, including case studies, news articles, discourse and resources, relevant to sustainable business practice.

CarbonCool

AIGA’s unique carbon offset program for designers and their studios. You can offset your individual lifestyle, your family’s lifestyle, the impact of your studio or even a single flight.

Design for Democracy

AIGA Design for Democracy applies design tools and thinking to increase civic participation by making interactions between the U.S. government and its citizens more understandable, efficient and trustworthy.

Inequality Matters

A posters in the “Inequality Matters” series that illustrate how much disparity there is in the world even in the fundamental human condition.

National Design Center

Located in New York City, the AIGA National Design Center serves as a base of operations for the national staff as well as a source of inspiration for members and the public. The AIGA National Design Center features a gallery open to the public during exhibitions throughout the year, an extensive library available by appointment to members only, the AdamsMorioka Archives Vault and a green roof.

Urban Forest

A series of outdoor banner exhibitions. In each location, artists, designers, students and the general public will employ the idea or form of the tree to make a powerful visual statement on banners that will be displayed throughout the community.