AIGA (美国专业设计协会) 的使命是将设计提升为一项专业技能、战略性工具以及全球性的文化力量。AIGA 以会议、竞赛、展览、出版和网站等方式激励、教育并启发设计师，帮助他们了解和发挥自己的才能, 并在媒体、工商界、政府以及公众之中宣传设计的价值。AIGA 在大约100年前最初建立的时候，这四个字母代表的是美国平面艺术协会。到了21世纪，AIGA 的使命已经拓展到服务于更为广泛的视觉传达设计师群体，包括企业机构形象设计师、环境平面设计师、信息设计师、出版物设计师、包装设计师、互动设计师等。更多英文信息请见该页面。

AIGA中国的任务和使命是提升设计教育的水平和促进设计交流的发展，为中美设计师之间的交流创造一个良好的平台，为中美设计文化、设计教育的相互影响搭建桥梁，拓宽渠道。

AIGA中国并不是一个成员组织。所有的中国设计师 (包括学生、教师和专业人士) 都可以受益于 AIGA中国的服务。AIGA 的项目，包括 AIGA中国，是由美国设计师缴纳的会费支持的。AIGA 会籍向所有人士开放，只需缴纳会费即可。欲知更多信息，请参见该页面。企业的赞助对于进一步深化 AIGA 在中国起到的作用与强化 AIGA 在中国发展项目的能力至关重要。如欲提供赞助，请联系我们。

关于 AIGA 近期即将举行的活动，请参见AIGA中国的活动页面。

我们欢迎中国设计社团参与到 AIGA中国日益丰富的活动中来！请保持对该网站的关注，及时了解最新的信息与动态。欢迎发表评论或给出建议！此外，我们期待你能为该网站提供翻译 (英翻中) 或撰文。

AIGA 致力于激发设计教育者之间的讨论和对话。尽管没有一个唯一的获取美国设计课程资源的途径，不过在这个页面里，你或许能够找到有关课程的讨论以及其他中国设计教育工作者们有兴趣的主题。AIGA中国中美设计桥项目也提供了一些独特的机会促进中美两国院校之间文化和课程的交流。

2008年夏天起，我们将开始 AIGA中国设计桥项目。这个项目旨在促进中国的院校与美国设计师、美国院校之间的交流，令双方受益，请访问中美设计桥获取更多信息。

我们可以安排递送《设计商业与道德》和《标准设计服务协议》，您只需支付少量手续费。中译本 (的电子版本) 可以免费以 PDF 形式下载。英文原件请见该页面。

《标准设计服务协议》可见于《设计商业与道德》的第一章。

我们希望在将来有这种项目的资源。如果你能够给出建议，欢迎告诉我们你的想法和意见！

中国设计师能够以两种方式受益于 AIGA 的年度竞赛。他们可以在 AIGA 设计图库中浏览图片，也可以进入 AIGA 年度竞赛检索获奖作品 (无须会员资格)。下一个提交作品的截至期是2009年3月6日。接受各种媒介的作品，前提是该作品须创作、制作于2008年1月1日至12月31日之间并在此期间投放于市场。欲知详情，请见AIGA的竞赛页面。

除特殊注明外，一般来说，最有效联系我们的方式是给我们写邮件。

AIGA is the professional association for design in the US. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. The association is committed to stimulating thinking about design through conferences, competitions, exhibitions, publications and websites. AIGA inspires, educates and informs designers, helping them to realize their talents and to advocate the value of design among the media, the business community, public agencies and the general public. When AIGA began almost one hundred years ago, the initials stood for the American Institute of Graphic Arts. In the 21st century, AIGA’s mission has broadened to reach a larger community of visual communication designers: identity designers, environmental designers, information designers, editorial designers, package designers, motion-graphics designers, interaction designers. For more information in English, see About AIGA

AIGA China seeks to provide a platform for communication among institutions that teach design throughout China and the USA, and to support design programs in China that respond to the country’s increasingly strong position in the world. AIGA China will help make AIGA’s extensive resources available to Chinese students, design educators and designers through a variety of channels.

AIGA China is not a membership organization. All Chinese designers (students, educators and professionals) can take advantage of AIGA China’s programs. AIGA’s initiatives, including AIGA China, are supported by membership fees. AIGA membership is open to any designer of any nationality by paying the annual fee. See more information at this page. Corporate sponsorship is essential to furthering AIGA’s role and ability to develop programs in China. To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please email us.

For upcoming events, keep an eye on AIGA's events page.

We welcome the participation of the Chinese design community in AIGA China’s increasing array of activities! Keep tabs on this website to stay up-to-date on the latest news and programs. And feel free to provide comments or make suggestions! Moreover, we are always looking for translators (English into Chinese), and the submission of original articles for this website.

AIGA is active in stimulating discussion among design educators in the US. Although there is no single source for acquiring American design curricula, there may be discussions on curricula and other themes of interest to Chinese design educators on this page. AIGA China Design Bridge can also provide unique opportunities for cultural and curricular exchange to Chinese institutions seeking inspiration on American design pedagogy. More info [here].

Over the summer of 2008 we will be developing AIGA China Design Bridge. This initiative has been envisioned to facilitate reciprocal relationships between Chinese institutions and American designers or institutions. It is intended that the relationship is equally beneficial, and that visits will happen in both directions. See more information about Design Bridge.

We can arrange to send the print version of the Chinese edition of Design Business and Ethics for a small handling fee. The digital version (Chinese edition) is also available as a free PDF download. For the original English version, please see this page.

“Standards of Professional Practice” can be found in the first chapter of Design Business and Ethics.

We hope to have the resources for such programs in the future. If you have recommendations on which types of programs would be most useful, we’d love to hear about it!

Chinese designers can benefit from AIGA’s annual competitions in two ways. They can view recent and past selections at this page and this page and also can enter design work in AIGA’s annual competitions (no membership required). The next deadline is March 6, 2009. Work in all media that has been designed, produced and used in the marketplace between January 1 and December 31, 2008 is eligible. School projects are not eligible. For more information, see AIGA's competitions page.

Unless otherwise noted, please email us to discuss any of the above.