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American
Center for Design: "ACD's
mission is to educate and inform design professionals
about current research, ideas, and technology that
affect design; to support excellence in design education;
to educate the business community about the strategic
value of design; and to build public awareness of
design's role in shaping our culture and economy."
American
Institute of Graphic Arts: "The
purpose of AIGA is to further excellence in communication
design as a broadly defined discipline, strategic
tool for business and cultural force. AIGA is the
place design professionals turn to first to exchange
ideas and information, participate in critical analysis
and research and advance education and ethical practice."
American
Society for Information Science and Technology: "ASIST
has been the society for information professionals
leading the search for new and better theories, techniques,
and technologies to improve access to information."
Added 08242001
Architects
/ Designers / Planners for Social Responsiblity: "ADPSR
has a sixteen year history of educating design professionals
and the public about critical social and environmental
issues. Although established with a disarmament focus,
during the last nine years ADPSR has expanded its
concerns to include the protection of the natural
and built environment, and the promotion of ecologically
and socially responsible development"
Added 02092003
Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture: "Non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to advancing and promoting information architecture. Founded in 2002, the Institute has over 700 members in 40 countries."
Added 07032005
Association
for Women in Communications: "AWC
champions the advancement of women across all communications
disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting
leadership and positioning its members at the forefront
of the evolving communications era."
Added 05292002
Communication Research Institute of Australia: "Independent, not for profit membership body with a charter to improve communication between organizations and the public."
Added 07032005
Corporate
Design Foundation: "Corporate Design Foundation is a nonprofit educational
and research organization founded on the belief that
individual and organizational interests can best be
served through the effective use of design disciplines:
product design, communication design and architecture."
Design
Business Association:
"DBA exists to promote professional excellence
through productive partnerships between commerce and
the design industry to champion effective design which
improves the quality of people's lives."
Added 08282004
Design
for the World: "An
international humanitarian organisation whose objective
is to match the skills and commitment of volunteer
designers with the needs expressed by disadvantaged
populations and the organisations that serve them
worldwide. Design for the World unites graphic designers,
industrial designers and interior and architectural
designers around one common idea: voluntary design
for people in need."
Added 11202002
Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society: "HFES's
mission is to promote the discovery and exchange
of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human
beings that are applicable to the design of systems
and devices of all kinds."
Added 08242001
Icograda: "The
International Council of Graphic Design Associations
(Icograda) is the professional world body for graphic
design and visual communications. Icograda unifies
the voice of graphic and communication designers
worldwide and promotes their vital role in commerce
and society."
IDEAlliance: "International
Digital Enterprise Alliance is a non-for-profit membership
organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven,
cross-industry solutions for all publishing and content-related
processes by developing standards, fostering business
alliances, and identifying best practices."
Added 06032002
Inter-Society
Color Council: "The
ISCC is the principal professional society in the
field of color in the United States, encompassing
the arts, sciences and industry..."
Added 06142002
International
Communication Association: "ICA
is an international association for scholars interested
in the study of all aspects of human communication,
as well as in the teaching of communication."
Added 05292002
International
Federation for Information Processing: "IFIP's
mission is to be the leading, truly international,
apolitical organization which encourages and assists
in the development, exploitation and application
of Information Technology for the benefit of all
people."
Added 05292002
International Institute for Information Design: "IIID was founded to develop research and practice in optimizing information and information systems for knowledge transfer in everyday life, business, education and science."
Added 07032005
International
Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication:
"ISAAC works to improve the life of every child
and adult with speech difficulties."
Added 12042005
ReThink
Paper: "ReThink
Paper has been in the business of charting a precise
course of action towards the solutions for wood use
reduction. In order for ReThink Paper to be successful
in charting this course, it is necessary for the
American people to engage in the environmental impacts
that surround the disjointed subject of paper."
Added 02092003
Scandinavian
Colour Institute: "The
Colour Institute was founded in 1946 and was given
its present name in 1978. The company is responsible
for and has at its disposal the rights to the Natural
Color System (NCS) system. Since the beginning it
has developed and marketed different pioneering colour
systems for increased and better use of colour in
the environment."
Added 03042003
Society
for Applied Learning Technology: "Founded
in 1972, membership in the SALT is oriented to professionals
whose work requires knowledge and communication in
the field of instructional technology."
Added 11192002
Society
of Environmental Graphic Design: "SEGD
is an interdisciplinary design association, founded
in 1973 to promote the professional development and
understanding of environmental graphic design. Environmental
graphic design (EGD) is a diverse field that includes
the planning, design and specifying of graphic elements
in the built and natural environment."
Added 06102001
Society
of Publication Designers: "Since
drafting its charter in 1965, SPD remains the only
organization addressing the concerns of trade, corporate,
institutional, newspaper and consumer editorial art
directors and allied professionals."
Added 07062001
Society
for News Design: "Our
membership is comprised of editors, designers, graphic
artists, publishers, illustrators, art directors,
photographers, advertising artists, Website designers,
students and faculty. Membership is open to anyone
with an interest in journalism and design."
Added 05302002
Society
for Technical Communication: "STC
is an individual membership organization dedicated
to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication—it
is the largest organization of its type in the world.
Its 25,000 members include technical writers, editors,
graphic designers, videographers, multimedia artists,
Web and Intranet page information designers, translators
and others whose work involves making technical information
available to those who need it."
Society
of Typographic Aficianados: "SoTA
is an International Organization dedicated to the
promotion, study, and support of type, its history
and development, its use in the world of print and
digital imagery, its designers, and its admirers."
Added 10012002
Usability
Professionals' Association: "UPA
was formed provide a network and opportunities through
which usability professionals can communicate and
share information about skills and skill development,
methodology used and/or proposed in the profession,
tools, technology, and organizational issues."
Added 05292002
Visual
Resources Association: "VRA
is a multi-disciplinary community of image management
professionals working in educational and cultural
heritage environments."
Added 01092003
The
Web Standards Project:
"The WSP is a coalition of web developers and
users. Our mission is to stop the fragmentation of
the web, by persuading browser makers that standards
are in everyone's best interest. Together we can make
the web accessible to all."
Added 07102001
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