Member Directory
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Indonesia
Contact Info
One Pacific Place Building Level 11
Sudirman Central Business District, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53
Jakarta
DKI Jakarta
12190
Indonesia
622129859888
President
Ms. Rege Indrastudianto
International Liaison
Ms. Wulan Natasha
T: 6287878778720
Member Profile
The Indonesia Graphic Designers Association (ADGI) is a member-based organization of professionals in the field of graphic design. Our main task is to protect, serve and advance the profession, careers and the businesses of its members.
- Protect
One of ADGI's role in terms of protecting graphic designer is to realise and promote professional certification nationwide that will fulllfil international work standards.
-Serve:
By promoting the potential of professional human resources in the field of graphic design through one of Adgi's business unit program "Adgi Hub" with the intention of becoming a connecting bridge between Adgi's certified members with government bodies. As a nation with more than 250 million population, the growth of designers has gone exponentially large, more and more the government role is significant to the development of design. Currently, the government understanding of how design matters are still in its early stages.
- Advance
Improving the solidarity of Indonesian graphic designer by developing chapters nationwide. To this day, Adgi has 7 chapters all over Indonesia including Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, Solo and Malang.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ADGI
Year Founded:
1994
Language of Operations:
Indonesian
Other Language:
English
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Contact Info
Visual Communication Design
Faculty of Art & Design, 8th Floor Rectorat (A) Building
UMN Campus, Jl. Scientia Boulevard, Gading Serpong
Tangerang
Banten
15811
Indonesia
622154220808
3003
Official Contact
Mr. Yusup Martyastiadi
T: 622154220808
ico-D Liaison
Mr. Gideon Kamang Frederick
T: 628176710007
Head of Visual Communication Design
Mr. Mohammad Rizaldi
T: 622154220808
3003
Member Profile
UMN was established on 25 November 2005 based on the National Education Ministerial Decree No. 169/D/O/2005. Its operation is officially managed by Multimedia Nusantara Foundation. This foundation was established by Kompas Gramedia, a reputable business group engaged in mass media, publishing, printing, bookstores, hotels and education services.
UMN is an institution of higher education with information and communication technology as its basis in the learning process in each subject it delivers. The professional lecturers in education and the directed and integrated programs will bring UMN to be an outstanding university at both national and international levels. UMN is targeted to be the inspiration for the birth of a new educational paradigm for Indonesian young people so as to produce highly-competent and technopreneurship-based graduates.
Vision
Multimedia Nusantara becomes an outstanding university in ICT at both national and international levels, which produces graduates that are internationally-minded and highly competent in their field equipped with an entrepreneurial spirit and noble character.
Mission
To participate in educating the nation and to promote the welfare of the nation through providing higher education by implementing Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi (University’s three main purposes) (Education, Research, and Society Services), in order to improve quality of human resources of Indonesia.
Visual Communication Design is one of study program concentrated on visual in New Media in the Faculty of Art & Design. As one of many University with Visual Communication Design Study Program in Indonesia, our main positioning is Digital Advertising, Publishing, Information, and Interaction Design.
Until the mid of 2015, Visual Communications Design Study Program divided into four (4) concentration/ majors. They are Graphic Design, Animation, Digital Cinematography, and Interactive Media Design. However, in the late of 2015, Film & Television Study Program was establised and it has 2 majors, which are Film and Animation. Consequently, in 2016, Visual Communication Design Study Program has only 2 majors, which are Graphic Design and Interactive Media Design.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
UMN
Language of Operations:
Bahasa Indonesia
Other Language:
English
Iran
Contact Info
15 Noshahr Street, North Iranshahr
Karimkhan Street
Tehran
1584679132
Iran
982188814339
Member Profile
The history of the formation of IGDS (Iranian Graphic Designers Society) dates back to about 35 years ago, when graphic designers excitingly and willingly, tried to make a society of their own by gathering their professional colleagues together. This aim, however and in spite of long discussions, failed to be accomplished at that time.
Many years later that Iranian society had been subject to great changes in political, social and cultural constructions, we graphic designers, were also facing a new situation; different professional and organizational conditions and revisions.
It was only 5 years ago that Iranian graphic designers of different ages and generations managed to gather up in a meeting for the first time. It was then that conversations, discussions and criticisms began. After all, never before had there existed any chance for them to be with each other in a professional union. Thus, the primary core of having a professional society was formed in April 1998.
Many years later that Iranian society had been subject to great changes in political, social and cultural constructions, we graphic designers, were also facing a new situation; different professional and organizational conditions and revisions.
It was only 5 years ago that Iranian graphic designers of different ages and generations managed to gather up in a meeting for the first time. It was then that conversations, discussions and criticisms began. After all, never before had there existed any chance for them to be with each other in a professional union. Thus, the primary core of having a professional society was formed in April 1998.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
IGDS
Year Founded:
1997
Language of Operations:
English
Other Language:
Farsi
Israel
Italy
Contact Info
via Ponchielli, 3
Milano
MI
20129
Italy
0229520590
President
Mr. Marco Tortoioli Ricci
Vice President
Ms. Laura Bortoloni
Member Profile
Aiap is the Italian Association of Visual Communication that unites professionals of graphic and visual communication. Established in 1945, the organisation is one of the founding members of Icograda.Aiap’s mission is to champion the advancement and development of the profession and culture of graphic design both in the areas of practice and education. Aiap promotes the consciousness of practice of communication design through moral and ethical commitment within the field.Some of the most well known Italian graphic designers – like Steiner, Carboni, Sepo, Dradi, Boggeri, Pagot, Seneca, Testa, Grignani, Tovaglia, Cremonesi, Fronzoni, Coppola, Castellano, Novarese, Noorda, Iliprandi (Icograda's past president), ... – are or had been Aiap's members. Aiap has almost 800 members from every Italian regions and promotes its activities and pursues its objectives via numerous channels such as Aiap’s institutional website (), blog and magazine online like aiapzine (), magazine as «Progetto Grafico», and Progetto-Italic (), besides that catalogs, publications, exhibitions, educational activities and the organization of events as Aiap Design Per, an International Graphic Design Week () every year held in a different Italian cities as Napoli 2009 (), Bologna 2010 (), Cagliari 2011 ().
Abbreviation or Acronym:
AIAP
Year Founded:
1945
Language of Operations:
Italian
Other Language:
English
Contact Info
Via Bramante, 29
Milano
20154
Italy
0233100164
President
Mr. Luciano Galimberti
T: 390236693790
Secretariat
Ms. Giovanna Bassino
T: 390236693790
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Member Profile
Since 1956, ADI has been uniting designers, companies, researchers, teachers, critics, and journalists.
Its goal as a not-for-profit is to promote and help implement the most appropriate conditions for the design of goods and services, encouraging cultural debate, promotion through institutions, and the provision of services.
For ADI, design must be culturally aware, as it is a medium between the individual, society, and the means of production.
L'ADI riunisce dal 1956 progettisti, imprese, ricercatori, insegnanti, critici, giornalisti intorno ai temi del design: progetto, consumo, riciclo, formazione.
Il suo scopo è promuovere e contribuire ad attuare, senza fini di lucro, le condizioni piu appropriate per la progettazione di beni e servizi, attraverso il dibattito culturale, l'intervento presso le istituzioni , la fornitura di servizi.
Per l'ADI il design è la progettazione culturalmente consapevole, l'interfaccia tra la domanda individuale e collettiva della società e l'offerta dei produttori.
Its goal as a not-for-profit is to promote and help implement the most appropriate conditions for the design of goods and services, encouraging cultural debate, promotion through institutions, and the provision of services.
For ADI, design must be culturally aware, as it is a medium between the individual, society, and the means of production.
L'ADI riunisce dal 1956 progettisti, imprese, ricercatori, insegnanti, critici, giornalisti intorno ai temi del design: progetto, consumo, riciclo, formazione.
Il suo scopo è promuovere e contribuire ad attuare, senza fini di lucro, le condizioni piu appropriate per la progettazione di beni e servizi, attraverso il dibattito culturale, l'intervento presso le istituzioni , la fornitura di servizi.
Per l'ADI il design è la progettazione culturalmente consapevole, l'interfaccia tra la domanda individuale e collettiva della società e l'offerta dei produttori.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ADI
Year Founded:
1956
Language of Operations:
Italian
Japan
Contact Info
Midtown Tower 5F
9-7-1 Akasaka
Minato-ku, Tokyo
107-6205
Japan
357707509
President
Mr. Taku Satoh
ico-D Liaison
Ms. Chika Kudo
T: 357707509
Member Profile
Established in 1978, Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) is the only association for graphic designers in Japan with some 3,000 members today. It utilizes the power of graphic design to improve the quality of communication environment by carrying out a variety of activities: publishing yearbooks, textbooks, and other publications; holding exhibitions and seminars; contributing to community revitalization and governmental policies through design; and protection of copyrights in design.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
JAGDA
Year Founded:
1978
Language of Operations:
Japanese
Contact Info
5th floor, Midtown Tower
9-7-1 Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo
107-6205
Japan
367433777
Manager, International Relations
Ms. Makiko Tsumura
T: 367433777
Manager, International Relations
Ms. Makiko Tsumura
T: 367433777
Member Profile
Founded in 1969 as the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, on the basis of a report submitted by the Design Council of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) was created on 1 June 2011 – indicating its fresh start as the sole comprehensive design promotion center in Japan.
JDP continues to play a key role in formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the creative industries in Japan, partnering with industry, government and the creative community. JDP also works closely with the Japanese government to formulate the national design policy.
As Japan's comprehensive design promotion body, JDP is a multi-disciplinary institution with a vast network of design-related organisations from the private as well as public sectors and over 15 000 companies, including SMEs, across the Asian region.
The scope of JDP's activities include:
Good Design Award
Good Design Award is a comprehensive program for the evaluation and encouragement of design. This award system was originally born in 1957 and since 1998, it has been executed by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) as organiser and given to approximately 37 000 outstanding designs all over the world.
Design News
Launched on 1 June 2011, "Design News" is a new media to promote information regarding design from inside and outside Japan and to play a role as the archive of Japanese design.
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
The design networking stronghold to connect people, business, knowledge, etc. thorough design. It was established in April 2007 and functions as a space for exhibition, seminars and workshop.
Reconstruction Support Design Center
As of 1 June 1 2011, the Center will focus on projects supporting the reconstruction of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake disaster area that:
- build up the design with a changed sense of value through the earthquake disaster and research to develop social awareness through the design;
- provide the opportunity for the output of the designers in disaster area; and
- support activities for designers in the disaster area by the designers in non-disaster area.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
JDP
Year Founded:
1969
Language of Operations:
Japanese
Other Language:
English
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Contact Info
Science of Design
1-736 Ogawa-cho
Kodaira-shi
Tokyo
187-8505
Japan
423426037
Professor of Science of Design
Prof. Akiyo Kobayashi
Member Profile
Musashino Art University is acknowledged as one of Japan's leading art and design universities. The school was founded as Teikoku Art School in 1929. The name changed to Musashino Art School in 1948. In 1962 it was renamed and reformed to Musashino Art University. There is a growing call for artists and designers with rich creative prowess who have the capacity to meet the challenges of economic globalization and rapid industrial advances, and thus require vast interdisciplinary knowledge ranging from global affairs such as environmental issues to art management along with the capacity to communicate in foreign languages. We aim to meet the increasing demands on advanced art and design education,which necessitates actively responding to the global changes we are now witnessing.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
MAU
Year Founded:
1929
Language of Operations:
Japanese
Other Language:
English
Jordan
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Contact Info
Faculty of Art and Design
Shafa Badran
Arabs street
Amman
11931
Jordan
6 560 9999
Dean - Assistant Professor
Dr. Essam Abu-Awad
T: 797623700
ico-D Liaison
Dr. Essam Abu Awad
T: 779412717
Member Profile
The Faculty of Arts and Design Started in its scientific career as a department of Fine Arts with two majors, graphic design and interior design, in the academic year 1992/1993 as one of the College of Sciences departments, and later affiliated to the Faculty of Arts, before becoming the first private college of Art and Design in Jordan, under the issue of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, No. 285, date 22/8/ 2007.
The college offers academic programs for bachelor's degree in the disciplines of graphic design, interior design, and there are plans for the development of new discipline such as Digital and Multimedia Design.
The Faculty of Arts and Design work to serve the community and raise it in the cultural field of art and design, and this calls for the contribution in the promotion of ideas and the development of thought promotion, taste and human values, ??and provide the country with expert designers supplied with a mean of knowledge assets. The College considered as a source of human development through the development of innovative mentality, in order to achieve the link between university education and community social needs.
Based on the philosophy of the university and its general objectives and mission, the college work permanently to control the quality of the educational process and improve outcomes in response to the needs of the community, and the labor market, and support the development process and investment by providing outstanding educational opportunities, in accordance with the international standards, and provide students with theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of specialization.
The College work through the permanent presence of international institutions to develop and enrich the academic programs offered by the college, in addition to introduce the students for the achievements of Jordan, and highlight the Jordan position and role in the Arab and international arena.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ASU
Year Founded:
1993
Kuwait
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Contact Info
Department of Art and Graphic Design
P.O. Box 3323 Safat 13034
Kuwait
Kuwait
22248399
3601
Chair, Department of Art and Graphic Design
Prof. William Andersen
T: 96522248399
3646
Professor, Graphic Design
Prof. Maryam Hosseinnia
T: 2248399
Member Profile
The Graphic Design program offers students the opportunity to pursue a degree emphasizing a balance of theory and practice in the art and science of visual communication. The program emphasizes critical thinking, analysis and problem solving through the teaching of design history, methodology and technologies. Students cultivate cultural and aesthetic sensibilities for a diverse, global, professional market.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
AUK
Language of Operations:
English
Other Language:
Arabic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Contact Info
Ecole des Arts Décoratifs - Section Arts Graphiques et Publicité
Emile Eddé Street - Sin El Fil
Beirut
55 251 - Sin El Fil
Lebanon
1 489 206/7/8
Dean
Prof. André Bekhazi
ico-D Liaison
Mrs. Karma Tohme
T: 3087295
Member Profile
The Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) is the first national institution for higher education in Lebanon. Since its creation in 1944, ALBA stands out as a leader in the field of Fine Arts and Design in the Middle-East. In 1988, it joins the University of Balamand.
ALBA has been a pioneer in implementing innovative study programs maintaining its curricula at the leading edge of progress; these include: Architecture, Fine Arts, Interior Architecture, Global Design, Graphic Design, Cinema and Television, Urban Planning, and Landscape Architecture. This variety of programs offers students a unique educational experience through a multidisciplinary teaching approach thus stimulating their creativity.
Teaching at ALBA is undertaken by prominent local and international professionals and academics from various renowned institutions to which ALBA is connected to through several cooperation agreements which serve to promote students' mobility. Moreover, the participation in international workshops, be them in Lebanon or abroad, gives the students the opportunity to challenge their ideas and discover new ways of sound analytical and critical thinking methods.
In 2004, ALBA adopts the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) in order to mainstream its programs with existing international educational platforms.
Teaching in ALBA is mainly project-driven thus encouraging students to combine both theory and practice in a critical approach. This method is nurtured by several research programs implemented in various departments. Classes at ALBA are human-sized which allows students to receive a tailored and personalized follow-up.
ALBA is strongly committed to excellence, innovation, and public support through mutual dialogue and participation with the Community of Lebanon represented through academic and public institutions, as well as the civil society.
ALBA's long-established professional network provides students with high-end employment opportunities tailored to local, regional, and international labor markets. Through their internationally renowned projects and the prizes awarded to them, ALBA's graduates and Alumni alike bear witness to its well-acclaimed success.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ALBA
Language of Operations:
French
Other Language:
English
Contact Info
Architecture and Design
11-0236 Bliss Street
Beirut
1107 2020
Lebanon
9611350000
Professor - Graphic Design Co-ordinator
Ms. Maya Saikali
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Sirene Salam
T: 9611350000
Member Profile
The Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut has two undergraduate programs in Architecture and Graphic Design and two graduate programs in Urban Planning and Policy and Urban Design. The Architecture program was established in 1966 and offers the professional degree of Bachelor of Architecture. The Graphic Design program was established in 1992 and offers the professional degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. The Graphic Design Program is comprised of a total of 139 credit hours normally taken over four years. The graduate programs in Urban Planning and Policy and Urban Design were established in 1998 and offer a Master of Urban Planning and Policy and a Master of Urban Design.
The programs through their curricular structure, course offering and content offer students in the Department of Architecture and Design the solid training that prepares them for the challenges of the professional practice and offers them a competitive edge through the exposure to high quality academic discourse and diverse design methods within a rich studio environment and with up-to-date technology. Design teaching applies professional and technical skills within a process that is culturally and theoretically grounded. The design discipline is understood as a cultural practice that engages social, economic and political issues and as a critical tool of inquiry that integrates process with product and methodology with representation in a multidisciplinary manner. Inquiry through design comes with an acute awareness of our existence in the region with its multitude of languages and cultures.
The curriculum is structured to ensure that students progress from basic skills and knowledge to advanced critical applications and independent thinking. It leads them from foundation courses to advanced thematic and interdisciplinary courses to an independent design thesis project. The distribution of the courses is designed to ensure both a solid training in the field and an appropriate exposure to related fields as well as fields of their own interest.
Year Founded:
1992
Language of Operations:
English
Contact Info
Graphic Design Department
P.O. Box 13-5053
Beirut
Lebanon
1786456
Chairperson
Prof. Randa Abdel Baki
T: 9611786456
1706
Coordinator of Fine Arts Program
Prof. Lee Frederix
T: 9611786456
1051
Department of Art & Design Associate Chair
Prof. Melissa Plourde Khoury
T: 9619547254
2339
Member Profile
Graphic Design Department at the American University was established in 1996. It is a three-year programme that includes a foundation year, where students are introduced to the design discipline as a whole; a junior year, where they engage in building their skills and knowledge in typography, packaging, publication, illustration, corporate identity, and digital screen-based design; and a senior year, where assignments take on specific areas of design selected by the students. Cutting across various topics, thoughts and ideologies translate into visual communication solutions in their final projects.
The graphic design programme has currently 350 students enrolled, under the supervision and guidance of 20 faculty members. Some of our students and faculty work has been featured lately in several international design magazines and publications, such as novum, Output, Communication Arts and Design Graphics.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
LAU
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Contact Info
Chevrolet Street ; Palm center ; 7th floor ; Press Club
furn el Chebak
furn el Chebak
117997
Lebanon
President
Mr. Ali Kamaleddin
Liaison
Mr. Hisham el Natour
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Member Profile
The Graphic Design Syndicate is founded in 1976, reformed and restructured in 2010 to become the only official syndicate and professional forum for graphic designers in Lebanon, certified from the ministry of interior and remunerated from the Lebanese government.
The syndicate is assessing the quality of graphic designers while at the same time establishing a better environment for them, by tapping into the professional interests of communication designers, creating a developed market, enhancing the design skills and backgrounds, design policies concerning governmental and public matters, and developing the creative climate.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
LGDS
Year Founded:
1976
Language of Operations:
Arabic / English
Other Language:
French
Lithuania
Contact Info
Maironio g. 6
Vilnius
LT-01124
Lithuania
5 2133 352
President
Mr. Gediminas Lasas
T: 69880125
Vice President
Prof. Audrius Klimas
T: 69835235
Member Profile
The Lithuanian Graphic Design Association (LGDA) is an independent non-profit organization formed by the cooperation of professional visual design creators.
Founded in 1996, LGDA takes care on the prestige of designers' profession, stands for designers' interests in government institutions, promotes designers' creative activities, and coordinates work of miscellaneous organizations participating in design process.
Since 1999 LGDA has been a member of ICOGRADA.
Founded in 1996, LGDA takes care on the prestige of designers' profession, stands for designers' interests in government institutions, promotes designers' creative activities, and coordinates work of miscellaneous organizations participating in design process.
Since 1999 LGDA has been a member of ICOGRADA.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
LGDA
Year Founded:
1996
Language of Operations:
English
Malaysia
Contact Info
6 Jalan 14/7
Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
46100
Malaysia
60356113289
Vice President
Mr. Arez Ezman
T: 60379540987
President
Ms. Melisa Wong
Member Profile
The Graphic Designers Association of Malaysia, is a non-profit, non-political organisation with the objective of encouraging professional practice and promoting design excellence in the art and science of visual communication in commerce, trade, industry and education, both locally and internationally.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
WREGA
Year Founded:
1999
Language of Operations:
English
Mexico
Contact Info
Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores S.C
Av. Universidad Anáhuac 46
Lomas Anáhuac
Huixquilucan
52786
Mexico
55 5627 0210
Promotion Coordinator
Ms. Mónica Puigferrat Novella
T: 56270210
8448
Member Profile
Anahuac University was founded in 1964 in response to the challenges facing a rapidly modernizing Mexico and the world around it. The University supports and promotes the development of our society by providing the opportunity for a complete education to each entering class.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ANUN
Year Founded:
1964
Language of Operations:
Spanish
Contact Info
Departamento de Diseño
Av.I. Morones Prieto 4500 Pte.
San Pedro Garza
NL
66238
Mexico
812151000
1203
President
Mr. Mario Páez González
T: 82151000
Associate Dean for International Affairs
Dr. Marco Garrido
T: 82151276
Dean of the Centro Roberto Garza Sada, School of Art, Architecture and Design
Dr. Carlos García González
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Member Profile
Universidad de Monterrey stands out as model of liberal arts education. We believe that education does not only consist of the acquisition of knowledge, but should also seek the comprehensive and holistic development of the human being.
Our fundamental challenge its to go beyond the graduation of professionals who excel in their chosen fields of specialisation; we seek to shape the whole person, providing him or her a liberal arts education and social sensitivity.
This is supported by a comfortable and functional technological infrastructure and several national and international institutions accredit our quality.
We can confidently assure that UDEM forms excellent professionals, extraordinary people.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
UDEM
Language of Operations:
Spanish
Other Language:
English
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Contact Info
Design
Prolongacion Paseo de la Reforma 880. Edif.P primer piso
Lomas de Santa Fe, D.F.
Ciudad de Mexico
01210
Mexico
59504251
Director - Department of Design
Ms. Maria Eugenia Rojas
T: 59504236
Member Profile
The firsts studies of Design in Mexico started at the University Iberoamericana 50 years ago. The Design Department is related to several productive sectors: visual applied communications, creative interactive media, multimedia, strategic thinking, art and culture, product innovation strategies, fashion and textiles and product design. The university offers four bachelor degree programs: Industrial Design, Textile Design, Graphic Design, Interactive Design, and a Master Degree in Design Strategy and Innovation.
They strongly believe that design is an important factor of social development and should become an integral part of the multicultural and multiethnic Mexico of today. Their students confront the actual problems of our country in an appropriate manner, by using alternative methodologies and trying to have an overall view of the social impact of their professional activity.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
IBERO
Year Founded:
1955
Language of Operations:
Spanish
New Zealand
Contact Info
PO Box 109-423
Suite 3, Ground Floor, 27 Gillies Ave, Newmarket
Auckland
New Zealand
9 529 1713
ico-D Liaison/Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Cathy Veninga
Member Profile
The Institute's mission is to have professional designers valued and rewarded for the contribution they make to the economic, cultural and social growth of New Zealand. This is achieved through encouraging the development of professional skills in the membership and by bringing together the different design disciplines under a common proposition that excellent design brings tangible benefits to its users. Other aims are to improve standards of professional service, increase demand for design excellence and generally increase the profile of design.
The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) was formed in 1991 from the merger of two associations, the New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers formed in 1960 and the New Zealand Association of Interior Designers formed in 1968. The Institute represents Graphic Design (visual communication), Spatial Design (built environment), Industrial Design (product design, consumer and capital goods), Design Education (the teaching profession) and Design & Strategy Management Management , Interactive Design.
The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) was formed in 1991 from the merger of two associations, the New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers formed in 1960 and the New Zealand Association of Interior Designers formed in 1968. The Institute represents Graphic Design (visual communication), Spatial Design (built environment), Industrial Design (product design, consumer and capital goods), Design Education (the teaching profession) and Design & Strategy Management Management , Interactive Design.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
DINZ
Year Founded:
1991
Language of Operations:
English
Norway
Contact Info
Rosenkrantz gate 21
Oslo
N-0160
Norway
22128200
Managing Director
Ms. Lene Renneflott
T: 4791748937
ico-D Liaison
Ms. Vigdis Skogli
T: 4741585960
Member Profile
Grafill is an interest organisation for those studying or working within the field of visual communication in Norway. Grafill’s 1400 members are students and professionals working in the areas of graphic design, illustration, animation, comics/cartooning and digital design.
Grafill’s mandate is to advance and safeguard its members’ professional, economic, legal and social interests.
Grafill is responsible for Visuelt, Scandinavia’s largest annual conference in the field of visual communication, and the annual competition Årets vakreste Bøker (The Year’s Most Beautiful Books).
Grafill is located at R21 in the center of Oslo, a space used to host exhibitions, lectures, workshops, jurying and social activities.
Grafill is a national organisation comprised of nine local affiliates and six professional groups that both jointly and independently arrange lectures, exhibitions and competitions.
Grafill is involved in various international initiatives for championing its membership’s interests through active participation in Scandinavian, European and worldwide networks.
Grafill was established in 1991.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
GRAFILL
Year Founded:
1937
Peru
Contact Info
Graphic Design
Av. La Fontana 795
La Molina
Lima 12
Peru
1706000
Dean
Mr. Carlos Palomino
Academic Director of Graphic Design
Mr. Gabriel Rodríguez Rengifo
Member Profile
The world of communication design is becoming broader and, hence, creating greater opportunities in the labor market. In any of the many fields in communication design, ranging from design to management of a company's image, the communicator must be able to learn to adapt to the continuous changes in society and technology, with full knowledge of the most important trends, lifestyles and fashions. At ISIL you are given the opportunity to be integrated into this growing universe of possibilities with a career within Art and Design and Integrated Communication.
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El mundo de las comunicaciones cada vez es más amplio y, por lo mismo, da mayores oportunidades en el mercado laboral. En cualquiera de sus múltiples campos, que van desde el diseño hasta el manejo de la imagen de cualquier empresa, el comunicador debe ser capaz de saber adaptarse a las continuas transformaciones de la sociedad y la tecnología, con pleno conocimiento de las tendencias más importantes, estilos de vida y modas. En ISIL te damos la oportunidad de estar integrado a este creciente universo de posibilidades con sus carreras de Arte y Diseño Gráfico y de Comunicación Integral.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ISIL
Year Founded:
1983
Contact Info
Design Faculty
AV. La Molina 3755
Sol de la Molina
Lima
La Molina
12
Peru
622 2222
5418
Vice Chancellor of Innovation and Director of the Design Faculty
Mr. Oscar Mas
T: 6222222
5418
Design Faculty Coordinator
Mr. Eduardo Velarde
T: 6222222
5442
Member Profile
UCAL born with the idea of being the best college for young people with talent, develop their creativity professionally. Now grow up with the power of innovation to transform the world from the ideas and creative abilities.
In UCAL everything moves with the energy to imagine a better, more just and more educated. The means to achieve this ideal is the education we provide for a professional future and constantly changing market.
To UCAL change is global, digital and cultural, and it is this world that the sciences and the creative arts are linked to innovate. A frame innovative knowledge and skills that provide different ways to train professionals 100% original
Abbreviation or Acronym:
UCAL
Year Founded:
2010
Language of Operations:
Spanish
Other Language:
English
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Contact Info
Library
6702 Prince Majed St.
Al Faiha, Unit 2
Jeddah
22246-4872
Saudi Arabia
966126303333
183
Library Director
Dr. Mariam Gard
T: 126303333
183
Library Director
Dr. Mariam Gard
T: 126303333
183
Member Profile
It is our vision that Dar Al-Hekma University is a premier institution of higher education for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a model of teaching and learning. Our graduates will be capable of bringing about positive change for the betterment of self, society and humanity with the aim of pleasing the Creator.
The mission of our institution is to graduate accomplished women, leaders and entrepreneurs.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
DAHU
Year Founded:
1999
Language of Operations:
English
Other Language:
Arabic
Singapore
Contact Info
111 Middle Road, National Design Centre
Singapore
Singapore
188969
Singapore
6563333737
Executive Director
Mr. Mark Wee
Assistant Manager
Ms. Flora Toh
Director, Special Projects
Ms. Piah Choo Yeo
Member Profile
The ingapore Council was established in 2003 to help develop the nation’s design sector. This follows from the Economic Review Committee’s report which identified the creative industry as one of the three new sectors (including education and healthcare) for economic growth.
The vision of the DesignSingapore Council is for design to differentiate Singapore from global
competition. As the national agency for design, the Council’s mission is to develop the design sector, and to help Singapore use design for innovation and growth, as well as to make life better. The DesignSingapore Council is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information.
The DesignSingapore Council also oversees the programming of the National Design Centre (NDC). The NDC supports the Council’s efforts to enhance the vibrancy of the design ecosystem as well as catalyse industry collaborations and business opportunities for innovation and growth.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
Dsg
Year Founded:
2003
Language of Operations:
English (UK)
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Contact Info
School of Art Design and Media
81 Nanyang Drive
Singapore
63 74 58
Singapore
6790 6667
Chair
Prof. Vibeke Sorensen
T: 63168821
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nanci Takeyama
T: 65138246
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Member Profile
The NTU School of Art Design and Media opened in 2004 and took the first cohort of students in 2005. The school was formed in line with the strategic goal of fostering a creative industry and creating a new design practice in Singapore.
The school curriculum is developed around interdisciplinary learning in Design and Media with majors in visual communication, product design, interactive media, digital film making, digital photography and imaging, emotive robotics and digital animation.
Students are encouraged to explore an interdisciplinary experience across multiple domains even in connection with engineering disciplines.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
NTU
Year Founded:
2004
Language of Operations:
English
Contact Info
School of Design
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore
529757
Singapore
67805137
Director
Mr. Chong Jin Lim
T: 6567805137
School of Design
Ms. Doreen Looi-Lim
T: 6567804013
Member Profile
Students thrive and learn in an environment which is fun and exciting, tinker with cool state-of-the-art equipment that is the very latest in industry, and work with some of the most creative brains in design education today.
Because the design industry is very much a project-based one, learning in the design school is also very hands-on in nature. This includes ‘live’ projects where you work with the best in industry. Students will not only develop their creative and technical skills, they will also hone their own project and time management abilities, thus preparing them for a career in an industry driven by briefs and deadlines.
It’s not all studio and classroom work. Design is global in nature and so the learning experiences will reflect that. Students will participate in industry-driven dialogue, seminars and workshops, go on field trips, overseas exchange programmes, and an industry internship programme, locally or overseas.
The Temasek Design School is well-recognised in the local and international arena as an award-winning institution. Their students have won many prestigious international and local competitions. In addition, our accomplished external examiners from reputable overseas institutions have consistently attested to the very high quality of our courses. It is not surprising, therefore, that our graduates have been accorded advanced standing by the very best degree-granting design institutions for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Australia, UK, USA, Europe and other parts of the world.
Because the design industry is very much a project-based one, learning in the design school is also very hands-on in nature. This includes ‘live’ projects where you work with the best in industry. Students will not only develop their creative and technical skills, they will also hone their own project and time management abilities, thus preparing them for a career in an industry driven by briefs and deadlines.
It’s not all studio and classroom work. Design is global in nature and so the learning experiences will reflect that. Students will participate in industry-driven dialogue, seminars and workshops, go on field trips, overseas exchange programmes, and an industry internship programme, locally or overseas.
The Temasek Design School is well-recognised in the local and international arena as an award-winning institution. Their students have won many prestigious international and local competitions. In addition, our accomplished external examiners from reputable overseas institutions have consistently attested to the very high quality of our courses. It is not surprising, therefore, that our graduates have been accorded advanced standing by the very best degree-granting design institutions for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Australia, UK, USA, Europe and other parts of the world.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
TEMPOL
Language of Operations:
English
South Africa
Contact Info
118 Greenway, Greenside
Johannesburg
Gauteng
2193
South Africa
116461984
Head of Graphic and Multimedia Design
Mr. Robin Turner
Quality Assurance and Student Affairs
Ms. Kathryn Pope
Member Profile
Greenside Design Center (GDC) is a Private Higher Education Institution offering Bachelor of Arts Degrees and Bachelor of Arts Honours Degrees in Interior, Graphic/Visual Communication and Multimedia Design. It was established by Des Laubscher and Ingrid Templer in 1987 and currently accommodates approximately 300 students.
GDC’s vision is to be leaders in design higher education to nurture innovative and responsible designers for the greater good of humanity. Our mission is to promote:
- innovation and critical thinking in the design process
- sustainable design, responsible design, and design for social development
- an optimal environment for teaching and learning
- the use and production of research
GDC ensures that the learning environment is one where creativity, expertise, participation and a desire for continual learning is nurtured and rewarded in order to maximize the potential of staff and students.
GDC values international relations, and in addition to its membership with Ico-D, it is also a member of the Cumulus Association and International Federation of Interior Designers/Architects. GDC encourages both student and staff exchanges to cross cultural boundaries in design. GDC hosts an annual community engagement design initiative (www.10percent.co.za) where our vision is practiced and where international participation is encouraged. GDC is fully accredited by the South African Council on Higher Education with its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes registered on the National Qualifications Framework.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
GDC
Year Founded:
1987
Language of Operations:
English
Contact Info
41 Techno Ave, Techno Park
Stellenbosch
Western Cape
7599
South Africa
218802623
Owner of Academy
Mrs. Barbara Fassler
T: 218802623
Academic Head
Dr. Ian Marley
T: 218802623
Member Profile
Academy of Design and Photography offers a 3-year BA degree in Applied Design (Specialising in Graphic Design and Photography). The course is filled with practical and theoretical subjects, focused on equipping students with the competencies needed to succeed and excel in the fields of graphic design and photography, as well as related careers.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
STELB
Year Founded:
2002
South Korea
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Contact Info
KECD
22, Donggyo-ro 19-gil, Mapo-gu,
Mapo-gu, #101
Seoul
04001
South Korea
827043661129
President
Mr. Phillip Hochul Chang
ico-D Liaison
Mr. Jay Jaewan Choi
T: 821023081801
Member Profile
Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design (KECD) was established in 1969 and contributed to develop Design culture in Korea for over 50 years. In accordance with changing design paradigm, we started anew as Korea Ensemble of Contemporary Design to better involve in local community through quality improvement of visual design so more people would have clear understanding of our ultimate goal, Design for Culture over ordinary industrial design that will make Korean designers to reach out globally. As a member of ico-D, Korean Ensemble of Contemporary continues to pursue global communication.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
KECD
Year Founded:
1969
Language of Operations:
Korean
Other Language:
English
Spain
Contact Info
Paseo de la Chopera, 14
Madrid
28045
Spain
914746780
President
Ms. Soledad Hernández de la Rosa
T: 3491474678087
Manager Director
Ms. Concha Moreno
T: 349147467834914746787
Member Profile
Madrid Designers' Association () is a non-profit organisation which develops its activities within the Madrid Autonomous Region, even if many of those activities have an international scope.
It was set up with the main purpose of becoming a strategic tool of reference for the promotion, projection and dissemination of design culture having society at large as its end target.
is the bridge between businesspeople, public bodies, Design Training Centres and practitioners and it claims both the leading role Madrid is currently playing in Spanish design and the huge potential of the region as a centre of urban culture and economic activity.
DIMAD is an association that conceives design as a meeting point between culture and the economy.
Mostly made up of designers, it particularly seeks to bring together students and young designers and other practitioners and people linked to or interested in developing and enhancing design culture: architects, teachers, reporters, art directors, etc.
DIMAD articulates around its Board of Directors: currently made up of twenty people, graphic and product designers, teachers and researchers.
Its chairman is Manuel Estrada, its 5 honorary members Felix Beltrán Juan Gamboa and Pepe Cruz Novillo, and among its members are the most important designers in Madrid.
DIMAD was founded in 2005 by 17 designers and currently has 374 members (227 professionals, 108 students, 11 volunteers and 28 friends), practitioners of the different branches of design (graphic, product, interior, fashion design), students at the various design schools and professional collaborators linked to the world of communication, teaching or design.
Moreover, 12 training institutions and 10 companies related to design culture are collaborating members of DIMAD.
Among the members of DIMAD are the most reputable, heavy-weight practitioners in Madrid.
In May 2006, an Agreement was signed between Madrid City Council and DIMAD to set up the Central de Diseño at Matadero Madrid.
Thanks to the decisive support from the Art Sector of Madrid City Council and its mayor, Mr Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, the wish cherished by the whole designer sector of Madrid has been realised.
With the aim to raise financial resources more easily and to better adapt itself to the management of the Central de Diseño Matadero Madrid, DIMAD set up Madrid Design Foundation which acronym is also DIMAD, initially established with funds from the Association itself.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
DIMAD
Year Founded:
2005
Language of Operations:
Spanish
Other Language:
English
Sweden
Contact Info
Hornsgatan 103
Stockholm
S-117 28
Sweden
855602910
President
Ms. Josefine Engström
Managing Director
Ms. Sofia Jerneck
T: 0709884688
Member Profile
The association organises Sweden’s pressional and graphic designers and has some 1200 members throughout the country. It was founded in 1955.
The office is situated in Stockholm and has six employees working with administration, legal advice and communication.
Tecknaren, our magazine for illustrators and graphic designers is published six times annually.
Our members work within a broad spectrum of visual communication; illustrations and graphic design in newspapers, books and new media, websites, cartoons, animated films, news graphics, signs, trademarks, information and marketing.
The association is first and foremost concerned with safeguarding the intellectual property rights of illustrators and graphic designers and one of the most important of these is copyright. It also concludes financial and social insurance agreements with a variety of parties who commission work or employ its members.
The association safeguards freedom of expression and freedom of the press. It is affiliated to several other organisations that protect similar interests and rights of their members, and is a member of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA).
The association is involved in various forms of international cooperation. An example of this is Nordisk Visuell Kommunikation (Nordic Visual Communication), composed of sister organisations in the Nordic countries. It is also a member of the European Illustrators Forum (EIF), a network for European organisation for illustrators.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
ST
Year Founded:
1955
Switzerland
Contact Info
Bahnhofstrasse 11
Postfach 157
Flawil
9230
Switzerland
713934535
Official Contact
Ms. Ursula Heilig
ico-D Liaison
Ms. Regula Cajacob
Member Profile
Swiss Graphic Designers is at one and the same time the description of the occupation and the name of the association. An association with many impulses, ideas and intentions for acknowledged specialists who are facing up to the demands of the future.
Swiss Graphic Designers looks back over many years of successful history. After all, it emerged from the ASG Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schweizer Grafiker (Association of Swiss Graphic Designers) which for its part came into being in 1972 out of the merger of the Verband Schweizer Grafiker (VSG - Association of Swiss Graphic Artists) and the Bund Grafischer Gestalter (BSG - Society of Graphic Designers).
In an age of vocational and economic changes, Swiss graphic art still enjoys an excellent reputation even beyond our country's borders. Swiss Graphic Design is in international demand. Therefore, in 1993, the association members decided to adopt the English designation SGD Swiss Graphic Designers.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
SGD
Year Founded:
1972
Language of Operations:
German
Other Language:
French
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
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Contact Info
Department of Visual Communication Design
No.500, Liufeng Rd., Wufeng Dist.
Taichung
41354
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
886423310066
1072
President
Prof. Jeffrey J.P. Tsai
T: 886423323456
1029
ico-D Liaison
Ms. Wan-Jhen Li
T: 886423310066
Lecturer - Visual Communication Design Department
Ms. Meng-Chih Lin
Member Profile
The department established in 2007. The aim of this department is to cultivate students into a designer who has creative thinking and highly aware of the advantage of technology.
The department of Visual communication started from craft art, applied art, commercial design until recently - graphic design. Thus, this department comprised of various course and different area of design.
The coming of digital communication is not only changing the way we live but also the way we communicating. As designer, we also follow this trend. Through all senses, e.g. sounds and body gesture, to observe and comprehend the change of this society. In order to fulfill the change of technology, this department developed some courses such as: basic design, design theory, and media design. We hope those courses can improve students' abilities to learn the art of visual communication and design effective artworks to communicate people in the world.
Language of Operations:
Chinese
Other Language:
English
Contact Info
2nd Fl., NO.79, Sec. 1, Hsin-Tai-Wu Road
Hsichih
Taipei Hsien
221
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
0226982989
Mr. Calven H. H. Chiu
T: 886226982989
Creative Innovation Division - Creative Service Promotion Team
Ms. Linna Chang
T: 886227892000
Creative Innovation Division - Creative Service Promotion Team
Ms. Debby Chen
T: 886226982989
2999
Member Profile
Established in 1955, the (CPC) was organised by fifty public and private commercial and industrial businesses. CPC has combined innovative concept elements and its own ample business management force to integrate marketing modules and mechanisms with consultation to help Taiwan's creative industry to grow, connect innovative products to the market, promote marketing and to substantiate new business opportunities and profitable operations.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
CPC
Year Founded:
1955
Language of Operations:
Chinese
Contact Info
No.110, Dongfang Rd
Hunei Dist.
Kaohsiung City
82941
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
2 82628822
President
Kokia Lin
T: 88675554174
Secretary General
Shang Ming Yeh
T: 88677276919
Member Profile
Established in 1962, the Graphic Design Association of Taiwan (GDA-Taiwan) has the longest history among the associations of its kind in Taiwan. The goal of GDA-Taiwan is to integrate graphic designers to promote creativity and technique, and ultimately to enhance the quality of the design industry. GDA-Taiwan has organised many large-scale exhibitions, contests, as well as other numerous events, and produces various publications.
Abbreviation or Acronym:
GDA-Taiwan
Year Founded:
1962
Language of Operations:
Chinese
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Contact Info
12F, No.100, Sec.2, Nanking E. Rd.,
Taipei
10457
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
227132644
15
President
Mr. Han-Pin Chen
T: 866227132644
15
Chair of International Exchange Committee
Dr. Hou-Chin (Kevin) Lin
T: 886225338810
Member Profile
The Amoeba Design Association (ADA) was founded in 1971. It is known as Taiwan Amoeba Design Association (TADA) today.
TADA was the first design association founded in Taiwan and was initially consisted of students in the National Taiwan Academy of Arts, now is known as the National Taiwan University of Arts. It is the second oldest design association merely next to the Graphic Design Association of the Republic of China. TADA is the first design association to have interaction with design/artists associations in South Korea and Japan. It successfully introduces the artist association from Japan and the Korea Industrial Artists Association from South Korea to the Graphic Design Association of the Republic of China to hold many associated exhibitions titled "Asian Designers' Exhibition."
TADA's frequent exhibitions of arts and design influenced other fine art/design groups tremendously. These avant-garde style of the art and design exhibitions provided different perspectives in such a relatively conservative design atmosphere in Taiwan from 1970 to 1990.
In 1990's, TADA hosted and participated in various design exhibitions such as the "Asia Graphic Design Exchange" in 1991 and 1994, the "KOREA and CHINA Graphic Exchange” in 1994 and 1995, the "Icograda International Poster Design Exhibition" in 1997, ...etc. All of these design exhibitions not only provided fruitful design information to general public but also fertilized the field of design in Taiwan.
In 2000's, TADA has put efforts to improve its services on the following six areas: the design education, design policy, designers' promotion, design exhibition, design research, and international exchanges. With the fulfilment of the six approaches, TADA hopes make better contributions to serve both national and international design societies. The ultimate goal is to fulfil the implementation of design and everyday life.
Visit the TADA Blog: http://amoeba-taiwan.blogspot.com
Abbreviation or Acronym:
TADA
Year Founded:
1971
Language of Operations:
Chinese