AIGA Pittsburgh: in the sign of good design

Today I would like to talk about a very active Association in Pittsburgh: AIGA Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Chapter of the professional association for design in the USA.

First of all, few screenshots from the official websites:

screenshot ©AIGA of the official website http://www.aiga.org/

screenshot ©AIGA PITTSBURGH from the official website http://pittsburgh.aiga.org/

AIGA PITTSBURGH presentation in their words, from their website:

<< The Pittsburgh chapter is one of 66 chapters of AIGA, the professional association for design. Established in 1988, AIGA Pittsburgh has more than 450 members and a strong association of friends in the community that participate regularly in our events and programming. AIGA Pittsburgh’s diverse membership includes designers in all disciplines from student to long-practicing professionals in print, interactive, motion, branding, strategy, production, in-house, agency, freelance and more. >>

On Friday March 22nd 2013 they celebrated the best design in Pittsburgh, WITH THE EVENT PGH365, at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Designers could submit their best works and then being judged by a quality jury. This year, the jury was composed by:

Denise Gonzales Crisp
Professor, Graphic Design, College of Design, North Carolina State University
Designer, SupérStové!

Jessica Ivins
Senior UX Specialist, AWeber

Joe MarianekApple

Here some shots I took at the event: it was a great party, full of people and design of quality.

The submissions were hanging on two opposite walls: the wall of winners and the wall of the other participants.

The crowd of people waiting for the awards.

Official interviews, videos and photos of the night.

A proof than work is never off, or... almost!

The submissions could have been just posters, webdesign, books, packaging, ads... whatever could involve a design process by a designer. It was nice to see posters or ads of events I attended, or I would like to attend (I filled my agenda for the next month!). 

Here some shots I took:

Left: the Handmade Arcade poster. On the right: the restaurant Burgatory's packaging and strategy.

It's a great day to be a Pittsburgher. I totally agree!

The logo of the Design Center of Pittsburgh.

Left: Larkin Werner and James Nesbitt for Silk Screen Festival 2012.

Right: the magnificent brand 'burgh by Nick Caruso.

Design by Paige Sabedra

The Marcellus Shale Project book

The Heinz Endowment Magazine "h" by Kipp Madison

Congrats to AIGA Pittsburgh and all the designers!

It was a celebration of good work, indeed.