Events from the past 6 months
Archive
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Saturday, September 19 2026
Archive
A one-day conference about the preservation of design.
Hosted by Standards Manual and AIGA NY.
Benson & Benson
Book Design in the Age of Slop
06
Friday, September 18 2026
Benson & Benson
Book Design in the Age of Slop
An onslaught of algorithms and screens has exhausted the people.
Book designers everywhere, rejoice!
The threat of generative AI…
Group Hang
The Design Swap Meet
07
Wednesday, August 12 2026
Group Hang
The Design Swap Meet
Bring what you love. Leave with something new.
We’ve partnered with our friends at The Landing, Industry City for a…
Arsh Raziuddin
Designing NYC’s World Cup Moment
08
Thursday, July 16 2026
Arsh Raziuddin
Designing NYC’s World Cup Moment
The city is the brief. The streets are the moodboard.
We’ll be honest, we’ve been distracted too! There’s an apple-shaped…
Group Hang
Queer Design Club
09
Thursday, June 25 2026
Group Hang
Queer Design Club
Come for the vintage. Stay for the community hang!
We’re teaming up with Queer Design Club to bring you our…
Methods & Madness
Life as an Experimental Book Designer
10
Thursday, June 11 2026
Methods & Madness
Life as an Experimental Book Designer
A talk by Ruchika Nambiar
Book artist and designer Ruchika Nambiar has spent over a decade building a stubbornly interdisciplinary…
Design Spotlight
Fresh Grad 2026
11
Friday, June 5 2026
Design Spotlight
Fresh Grad 2026
Join us for an unforgettable evening at the annual Fresh Grad Showcase!
Celebrating its 16th year, this event features a…
Business of Design
Operations & Talent
12
Wednesday, May 27 2026
Business of Design
Operations & Talent
Part 3: Operations & Talent – The Foundation Nobody Sees
Ops and HR don’t make the work. They make the…
Leadership Lab
Design Leaders on the Jagged Edge
13
Tuesday, May 26 2026
Leadership Lab
Design Leaders on the Jagged Edge
Presented by iF DESIGN ACADEMY x AIGA NY
As the role of design continues to expand, the complex realities and…
NYCxDesign Festival
Library180 Tour
14
Friday, May 22 2026
NYCxDesign Festival
Library180 Tour
Step off the algorithm and into one of Manhattan’s best-kept secrets.
This NYCxDesign Festival, Library180 opens its doors for…
Everything is Waves
How Sound & Music Connect Brands to Their People
15
Thursday, May 21 2026
Everything is Waves
How Sound & Music Connect Brands to Their People
Design shapes how we see the world, but what about how we feel it?
Join Wilson Brown and Lilly Pontius-Goldblatt…
NYCxDESIGN Festival
New York Sign Museum Tour
16
Friday, May 15 2026
NYCxDESIGN Festival
New York Sign Museum Tour
Join us for a curated and guided tour of the New York Sign Museum at Noble Signs
As the 2026…
Big Experiential Energy
17
Wednesday, May 13 2026
Big Experiential Energy
From URL to IRL
Experiential design transforms space into story, turning physical environments into immersive, responsive moments that audiences can…
Business of Design
Accounts & Client Services
18
Tuesday, May 5 2026
Business of Design
Accounts & Client Services
Part 2 Accounts & Client Services -The Relationship Layer
Every creative breakthrough has a relationship behind it. Account and client…
Office Hours
Decolonizing Design
19
Thursday, April 30 2026
Office Hours
Decolonizing Design
An open discussion for designers exploring what it means to decolonize design.
Office Hours is a discussion series for people…
Polymode and XYZ Type
Identity Is Variable
20
Thursday, April 23 2026
Polymode and XYZ Type
Identity Is Variable
A discussion of personal identity in typography
Brian Johnson and Jesse Ragan celebrate the official release of two collaborative projects…
Business of Design
Finance
21
Tuesday, April 21 2026
Business of Design
Finance
Part 1: Finance – The Invisible Architecture
Revenue is vanity. Profit is sanity. Cash flow is reality. This session pulls…
Black Tomorrow
Art, Design, Imagination
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Monday, April 20 2026
Black Tomorrow
Art, Design, Imagination
Rooted in legacy. Designing what’s next.
Afrofuturism is not just a lens on the future, it is a tool for…
Parallels
Tito Deler
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Thursday, April 9 2026
Parallels
Tito Deler
The challenges and rewards of a multi-hyphenated creative
As creatives we can rarely contain our need for expression to one…
Celebrating Curiosity in All Things
featuring Hybrid Design
24
Wednesday, April 8 2026
Celebrating Curiosity in All Things
featuring Hybrid Design
Where design, conversation, and community meet.
AIGA NY is proud to launch the Coffee House Series — a quarterly gathering…
Group Hang
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
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Thursday, March 26 2026
Group Hang
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
Come for the drinks. Stay for the business hang!
We’re teaming up with Cheque to bring you the next Group Hang.…