The Annual of The American Institute of Graphic Arts

AIGA Graphic Design USA: 3

1982

Watson-Guptill Publications and American Institute of Graphic Arts. 432pp

Jacket Design: Paul Rand

This edition of the AIGA Annual shows in particular work of Saul Bass on 30pp, who was awarded the years' AIGA medal 1981. 

Also awared for their ‘Design Leadership’ was the MIT / Massachusetts Institute of Technology and their work is shown on 30pp. 

Designers, photographers, artists work chosen and shown in this Annual include: Ivan Chermayeff, Seymour Chwast, Louise Fili, Colin Forbes, Milton Glaser, Carin Goldberg, April Greiman, Walter Herdeg, Tibor Kalman, Annie Leibovitz, Man Ray, Paula Scher, Steff Geissbuhler, Richard Rogers, Oliviero Toscani, Massimo Vignelli, Henry Wolf, and many more.

This is an Ex-library copy and the book has been read.

see also Paul Shaw’s post:   https://www.paulshawletterdesign.com/2014/06/aiga-centennial-timeline/

1981

 President (1981–1984): David Brown, vice president, Creative Services of Champion Paper.

• Renovations completed at the national office to accommodate a larger staff and library.

• Chapters: Philadelphia, the first new AIGA chapter; becomes model for subsequent regional chapters.

• AIGA published “Code of Ethics.”

• Exhibitions/Competitions:
“The Book Show”
“Communication Graphics.”
“Covers.”
“Insides.”
“Communicating with Children” inaugurated; held annually through 1991.

• Exhibition:
“California Design Show” organized for the Stanford Design Conference.

• Publications: Graphic Design USA 2.

• Medalist: Saul Bass (1920–1996), graphic designer.

• Design Leadership: MIT Press.