AIGA Design Conference: the biggest event of the year for creative thinkers.
The AIGA Design Conference is a different experience; we push the design profession forward by asking provocative questions and challenging designers to think about the future. From intriguing mainstage presenters to in-depth symposia that allow attendees to dive deeper into topics facing our industry, we entice the community to imagine the future.
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3M Visual Attention Software
At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve lives daily. We have 30+ years of research informing our understanding of the human visual system. This legacy has been combined with tech expertise in machine learning and analytics to bring new solutions to the creative workplace.
3M™ Visual Attention Software (VAS) is an essential plugin and web app for analyzing the effectiveness of designs. VAS is powerful AI simulating human “first-glance” vision and delivers factual, objective analysis of which areas within a design will likely attract viewer’s attention. With VAS, designers have data-driven insights at their fingertips to aid them in the development of optimized visual content
3M™ Visual Attention Software (VAS) is an essential plugin and web app for analyzing the effectiveness of designs. VAS is powerful AI simulating human “first-glance” vision and delivers factual, objective analysis of which areas within a design will likely attract viewer’s attention. With VAS, designers have data-driven insights at their fingertips to aid them in the development of optimized visual content
Adobe Creative Cloud for teams
Adobe Creative Cloud for teams gives you the world’s best creative apps and services in a single, secure, integrated platform. With 20+ desktop and mobile apps, Creative Cloud Libraries for keeping assets in sync across apps and devices, and 1TB of storage per user, this complete creative solution is designed to support your business at every stage of growth. Plus, you can count on simplified license management and total control over your software to help your team stay focused on creating great work.
Fjord Part of Accenture Interactive
At Fjord, we have the chance and the skills to design the world we want to live in—one that works with people and for people. As part of Accenture Interactive, we specialize in service and experience design, seamlessly integrated with a team of designers in growth and business design, to solve some of the world’s biggest and most pressing challenges. We work for clients across all industries, unleashing the limitless potential of design combined with the right technology and the right partners.
lululemon
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
MURAL
MURAL is the leading provider of digital workspaces for guided visual collaboration in the enterprise. Different from online whiteboarding and design software, the MURAL® platform transforms teamwork by making meetings and workshops interactive experiences designed for problem solving, play, and imagination. Teams in product, consulting, leadership, innovation, technology, and sales and customer success, among others, collaborate visually with MURAL. They use guided visual methods and Facilitation Superpowers™ features to innovate, strategize, plan, and reflect. The platform makes it possible to deploy at scale templates and playbooks on especially complex, difficult teamwork. Tens of thousands of teams at companies such as IBM, Intuit, Facebook, Publicis Sapient, USAA, SAP, Thoughtworks, and Atlassian, as well as MURAL’s other customers, use the platform to foster inclusive, imaginative teamwork and turn shared ideas into a shared reality—at any time and from anywhere. Learn more at www.mural.co.
Pantone
Pantone Provides A Universal Language Of Color That Enables Color-Critical Decisions Through Every Stage Of The Workflow For Brands And Manufacturers.
More than 10 million designers and producers around the world rely on Pantone products and services to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization – leveraging advanced X-Rite technology to achieve color consistency across various materials and finishes for graphics, fashion and product design. Pantone Standards feature digital and physical color specification and workflow tools. The Pantone Color Institute™ provides customized color standards, brand identity and product color consulting as well as trend forecasting inclusive of Pantone Color of the Year, Fashion Runway Color Trend Reports, color psychology and more. Pantone B2B Licensing incorporates the Pantone Color System into different products and services, enabling licensees to communicate and reproduce approved Pantone values and improve efficiencies for their users. Pantone Lifestyle brings color and design together across apparel, home, and accessories.
More than 10 million designers and producers around the world rely on Pantone products and services to help define, communicate and control color from inspiration to realization – leveraging advanced X-Rite technology to achieve color consistency across various materials and finishes for graphics, fashion and product design. Pantone Standards feature digital and physical color specification and workflow tools. The Pantone Color Institute™ provides customized color standards, brand identity and product color consulting as well as trend forecasting inclusive of Pantone Color of the Year, Fashion Runway Color Trend Reports, color psychology and more. Pantone B2B Licensing incorporates the Pantone Color System into different products and services, enabling licensees to communicate and reproduce approved Pantone values and improve efficiencies for their users. Pantone Lifestyle brings color and design together across apparel, home, and accessories.
Poster House
Poster House is dedicated to presenting the impact, culture, and design of posters, both as historical documents and methods of contemporary visual communication. Through temporary exhibitions, a growing permanent collection, and educational events, Poster House explores the enormous impact of posters on society and culture, and how they have been adapted to contemporary use. As the first poster museum in the United States, Poster House provides a space for inquiry for all those interested in design, advertising, and public interventions, with an aim to improving design literacy among the general public.
Sterling Brands
Sterling is a leading consumer branding and packaging design firm with offices in New York, Cincinnati and San Francisco. For over 25 years, our design, strategy, and innovation teams have worked to bring brands to life across the full spectrum of consumer experiences. We work in every category, considering the physical and digital shelf, and have broad experience across food, grocery, beverages, wine and spirits, toys, athletic wear, beverages, pet care, telecom, QSR, cosmetics and more.