Organizations

Founded 1965, NY, USA. For international trade, corporate, institutional, newspaper and consumer editorial art directors.

International organisation founded to promote excellence in the art and technique of all visual media and advancement of professional media practice. United Kingdom.

Founded 1976, Ottawa, Canada. For Canadian graphic designers. A member-based graphic design organization of design professionals, educators and students.

North Kingston, USA. For international designers in the news industry. Publishers of annual "Best of Newspaper Design". Formerly the Society of Newspaper Design.

Washington DC, USA. For international graphic designers, fabricators, students and educators involved in the field of environmental graphic design. A non-profit educational organization.

Trade association serving as a resource for Adobe Photoshop education, training, and news.

Providing graphic arts industry members with information on a wide variety of educational services, events, and products related to the printing industry.

Society for professionals involved in the lettering arts and crafts, from calligraphy and letter-cutting, through design for print, publishing and typography, to signage and architectural lettering.

Founded 1963, London, UK. For international graphic designers. The world's non-governmental and non-political representative and advisory body for graphic design and visual communication.

Founded 1993, Reston, USA. For international color designers. Membership organization established by industry vendors for the purpose of creating, promoting and encouraging the standardization and evolution of a cross-platform color management system architecture and components. Developed the ICC profile specification.

Founded 1919, Philadelphia, USA. For international printers and graphic artists. An organization for the purpose of their self-development, their companies' success, and the enhancement of the printing and graphic arts industry in society.

Professional body representing the interests of Irish designers. Newsletter, annual reports and downloadable forms provided.

Membership organization founded in 1884 for aficionados of the graphic arts. Information on research library, public exhibitions and publications.

Founded 1975, Boston, USA. For design managers. A non-profit organization dedicated to demonstrating the strategic role of design in business and to improving the management and utilization of design.

helps people and organisations in business, education, public services and government understand design and use it effectively as part of their strategy.