AIGA - American Institute of Graphic Arts
www.AIGA.org
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.
Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI)
www.atypi.org
ATypI is the only independent worldwide organization dedicated to type and typography. ATypI's membership is truly international and includes the best-known and most talented people in the world of type and typography. ATypI provides the structure for communication, information and action relating to all matters typographic for the international type community.
Corporate Design Foundation
www.cdf.org
It is the mission of the Foundation to improve the quality of life and effectiveness of organizations through design. At the heart of this mission is a desire to expand the awareness of design through the education of corporate leaders, managers and public sector executives. Through its programs, the Foundation promotes the research and documentation of the impact of design in business, and the development of new teaching curricula and materials for use in business education.
Design Management Institute
www.dmi.org
Founded in 1975 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Design Management Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to demonstrating the strategic role of design in business and to improving the management and utilization of design. The Institute’s programs assist design managers in becoming leaders in their profession, as well as educate and foster an international interaction among design managers, organizational managers, public policy makers and academics.
NAPP - National Association of Photoshop Professionals
www.photoshopuser.com
NAPP's mission is to provide education, training, and information on techniques and developments in the rapidly changing graphic design industry to enhance the competency of it’s members.
Society of News Design
www.SND.org
The Society for News Design (formerly the Society of Newspaper Design) is an international professional organization with more than 2,500 members in the United States, Canada and 50 other countries. Membership is comprised of editors, designers, graphics artists, publishers, illustrators, art directors, photographers, advertising artists, Web site designers, students and faculty.
Society of Typographic Aficionados
www.typesociety.org
The 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.
Type Directors Club
www.tdc.org
An international organization for all people who are devoted to excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Founded in 1946, today's TDC is involved in all contemporary areas of typography and design, and welcomes graphic designers, art directors, editors, multimedia professionals, students, entrepreneurs, and all who have an interest in type - in advertising, communications, education, marketing, and publishing.
TypeRight.org
www.typeright.org
A diverse group of type designers, developers, foundries, and aficionados who are working together to promote typefaces as creative works and to advocate their legal protection as intellectual property.