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Events from the past 6 months
05 – Tuesday, September 22 2026

Office: Hours
Where does your curiosity take you?

05

Tuesday, September 22 2026

Office: Hours
Where does your curiosity take you?

Office Hours is a discussion series for people working in design.

Staying up-to-date in our ever-evolving industry can be tough,…

06 – Saturday, September 19 2026

Archive

06

Saturday, September 19 2026

Archive

A one-day conference about the preservation of design.
Hosted by Standards Manual and AIGA NY.

Standards…

07 – Friday, September 18 2026

Benson & Benson
Book Design in the Age of Slop

07

Friday, September 18 2026

Benson & Benson
Book Design in the Age of Slop

An onslaught of algorithms and screens has exhausted the people.
Book designers everywhere, rejoice!

The threat of generative AI…

08 – Wednesday, August 12 2026

Group Hang
The Design Swap Meet

08

Wednesday, August 12 2026

Group Hang
The Design Swap Meet

Bring what you love. Leave with something new.

We’ve partnered with our friends at The Landing, Industry City for a…

09 – Thursday, July 16 2026

Arsh Raziuddin
Designing NYC’s World Cup Moment

09

Thursday, July 16 2026

Arsh Raziuddin
Designing NYC’s World Cup Moment

The city is the brief. The streets are the moodboard.

We’ll be honest, we’ve been distracted too! There’s an apple-shaped…

10 – Thursday, June 25 2026

Group Hang
Queer Design Club

10

Thursday, June 25 2026

Group Hang
Queer Design Club

Come for the vintage. Stay for the community hang!

We’re teaming up with Queer Design Club to bring you our…

11 – Thursday, June 11 2026

Methods & Madness
Life as an Experimental Book Designer

11

Thursday, June 11 2026

Methods & Madness
Life as an Experimental Book Designer

A talk by Ruchika Nambiar

Book artist and designer Ruchika Nambiar has spent over a decade building a stubbornly interdisciplinary…

12 – Friday, June 5 2026

Design Spotlight
Fresh Grad 2026

12

Friday, June 5 2026

Design Spotlight
Fresh Grad 2026

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the annual Fresh Grad Showcase!

Celebrating its 16th year, this event features a…

13 – Wednesday, May 27 2026

Business of Design
Operations & Talent

13

Wednesday, May 27 2026

Business of Design
Operations & Talent

Part 3: Operations & Talent – The Foundation Nobody Sees

Ops and HR don’t make the work. They make the…

14 – Tuesday, May 26 2026

Leadership Lab
Design Leaders on the Jagged Edge

14

Tuesday, May 26 2026

Leadership Lab
Design Leaders on the Jagged Edge

Presented by iF DESIGN ACADEMY x AIGA NY

As the role of design continues to expand, the complex realities and…

15 – Friday, May 22 2026

NYCxDesign Festival
Library180 Tour

15

Friday, May 22 2026

NYCxDesign Festival
Library180 Tour

Step off the algorithm and into one of Manhattan’s best-kept secrets.

This NYCxDesign Festival, Library180 opens its doors for…

16 – Thursday, May 21 2026

Everything is Waves
How Sound & Music Connect Brands to Their People

16

Thursday, May 21 2026

Everything is Waves
How Sound & Music Connect Brands to Their People

Design shapes how we see the world, but what about how we feel it?

Join Wilson Brown and Lilly Pontius-Goldblatt…

17 – Friday, May 15 2026

NYCxDESIGN Festival
New York Sign Museum Tour

17

Friday, May 15 2026

NYCxDESIGN Festival
New York Sign Museum Tour

Join us for a curated and guided tour of the New York Sign Museum at Noble Signs

As the 2026…

18 – Wednesday, May 13 2026

Big Experiential Energy

18

Wednesday, May 13 2026

Big Experiential Energy

From URL to IRL

Experiential design transforms space into story, turning physical environments into immersive, responsive moments that audiences can…

19 – Tuesday, May 5 2026

Business of Design
Accounts & Client Services

19

Tuesday, May 5 2026

Business of Design
Accounts & Client Services

Part 2 Accounts & Client Services -The Relationship Layer

Every creative breakthrough has a relationship behind it. Account and client…

20 – Thursday, April 30 2026

Office Hours
Decolonizing Design

20

Thursday, April 30 2026

Office Hours
Decolonizing Design

An open discussion for designers exploring what it means to decolonize design.

Office Hours is a discussion series for people…

21 – Thursday, April 23 2026

Polymode and XYZ Type
Identity Is Variable

21

Thursday, April 23 2026

Polymode and XYZ Type
Identity Is Variable

A discussion of personal identity in typography

Brian Johnson and Jesse Ragan celebrate the official release of two collaborative projects…

22 – Tuesday, April 21 2026

Business of Design
Finance

22

Tuesday, April 21 2026

Business of Design
Finance

Part 1: Finance – The Invisible Architecture

Revenue is vanity. Profit is sanity. Cash flow is reality. This session pulls…

23 – Monday, April 20 2026

Black Tomorrow
Art, Design, Imagination

23

Monday, April 20 2026

Black Tomorrow
Art, Design, Imagination

Rooted in legacy. Designing what’s next.

Afrofuturism is not just a lens on the future, it is a tool for…

24 – Thursday, April 9 2026

Parallels
Tito Deler

24

Thursday, April 9 2026

Parallels
Tito Deler

The challenges and rewards of a multi-hyphenated creative

As creatives we can rarely contain our need for expression to one…

25 – Wednesday, April 8 2026

Celebrating Curiosity in All Things
featuring Hybrid Design

25

Wednesday, April 8 2026

Celebrating Curiosity in All Things
featuring Hybrid Design

Where design, conversation, and community meet.

AIGA NY is proud to launch the Coffee House Series — a quarterly gathering…

26 – Thursday, March 26 2026

Group Hang
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

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Thursday, March 26 2026

Group Hang
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

Come for the drinks. Stay for the business hang!

We’re teaming up with Cheque to bring you the next Group Hang.…

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