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EMERGE

AIGA EMERGE

A new generation of brand innovators.

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About Us

EMERGE came into being as a result of Pop–Up Innovate Mash–Up, one of the original AIGA Innovate grants. Six AIGA chapters met to develop along the goals of relevancy and cultivating transformative community impact through the engagement of design.

The underlying issue is that for designers entering into the profession, honing new skills, networking, and career decisions can be daunting. Emerging professionals often disconnect from AIGA at a moment in their career when membership value is key and building personal relationships for future leadership roles becomes critical.

Our solution: EMERGE Awareness Week, launched in 2016, with eight chapters involved. Since then, EMERGE events have been happening across the country. Chapters have created chair positions on their boards that support the initiative and have cross-promoted other chapters’ EMERGE experiences, generating a wider level of accessibility. EMERGE is transforming how we interconnect our communities and respond to key member needs, especially through the lens of diverse and equitable inclusion.

Thanks to the July 2017 AIGA Innovate Grant awarded and a powerful partnership with the Diversity and Inclusion National Task Force, EMERGE 2.0 is on the rise with aims to advance diversity in member/non-member participation and prepare our emerging design workforce for the future. This critical phase in development is the result of the collective efforts of the following chapter leader allies.


EMERGE 2.0 TEAM

The EMERGE 2.0 team consists of AIGA leaders from around the country that convened using several online collaborative tools to conceptualize, develop and create EMERGE 2.0.

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AIGA Innovate Grant Organizers and Lead Facilitators
Branding Team
Content Team
Design Team
Development Teams
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Facilitators
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participants
Jenny Price
AIGA Innovate Grant Organizers and Lead Facilitators
President Council Chair, AIGA National
President Emeritus, AIGA Minnesota
Chapter: AIGA Minnesota
Katrin Loss
AIGA Innovate Grant Organizers and Lead Facilitators

President, AIGA Minnesota
Chapter: AIGA Minnesota

Frances Yllana
Branding Team Lead

President Emeritus, AIGA Dallas Fort Worth
Co-Chair, Design for Democracy (AIGA National)
Chapter: AIGA Dallas Fort Worth

Phim Her
Content Team Co-Lead

D&I Nat’l Task Force, AIGA National
Chapter: AIGA Washington, DC

Lucy Bennett
Branding Team

D&I Nat’l Task Force
Chapter: AIGA Atlanta

Taylor Bingham
Branding Team

Chapter: AIGA Austin

Raksa Yin
Branding Team

Chapter: AIGA Washington, DC

Doug Stucky
Content Team Co-Lead

Chapter: AIGA Wichita

Amber Atkins
Content Team

Chapter: AIGA Austin

Andrew Bass Jr.
Content Team

D&I Nat’l Task Force
Chapter: AIGA New York

Cathy Bruce
Content Team

President, AIGA Blue Ridge
Chapter: AIGA Blue Ridge

James Holt
Content Team

Chapter: AIGA Seattle

John Murray
Content Team

Chapter: AIGA Austin

Lauren Yanko
Content Team

Copywriter
Chapter: AIGA Boston

Heather Brooks
Design Team Co-Lead

Secretary, AIGA Minnesota
Chapter: AIGA Minnesota

Megan Cary
Design Team Co-Lead

President, AIGA Mobile
Chapter: AIGA Mobile

Art Thompson
Design Team

Chapter: AIGA Austin

Hannah Lesko
Design Team

Chapter: AIGA Chicago

Jacinda Walker
All-Teams Contributor

D&I Nat’l Task Force, chair
Chapter: AIGA Cleveland

Luis Garcia
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: AIGA Kansas City

Kelly O’Donnell
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: AIGA Minnesota

Joseph Carter-Brown
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Facilitator

Chapter: AIGA Baltimore

Diolinda Monterio
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: AIGA San Diego

Alli Havens
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: AIGA Upstate New York

Katlynn Almansor
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: AIGA Blue Ridge

Nekita Thomas
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

D&I Nat’l Task Force, AIGA National
Chapter: AIGA Chicago

Caitlin LeMoine
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: AIGA El Paso

Sue Bohorquez
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

D&I Nat’l Task Force, AIGA National
Chapter: Rhode Island

Jasmine Jimenez
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Chapter: San Diego

Gage Mitchell
EMERGE 2.0 Workshop Participant

Incoming Presidents Council Chair
President Emeritus, AIGA Seattle
Chapter: AIGA Seattle

 

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