Design Organizations in the United States
Community Design Collaborative
The Community Design Collaborative is a community design center that provides pro bono predevelopment design services to nonprofit organizations, offers unique volunteer opportunities for design professionals, and raises awareness about the importance of design in community revitalization.
Category Urban Design Organizations
Interior Design Educators Council
The mission of The Interior Design Educators Council is the advancement of interior design education, scholarship, and service.
Category Interior Design Organizations
IFDA
The International Furnishings and Design Association is the unique and innovative Association of continuity and creativity that brings together the complementary professionals in the furnishing and design industries.
Category Furniture Design Organizations
Terreform ONE
Terreform ONE [Open Network Ecology] is a non-profit architecture group that promotes smart design in cities. Through our creative projects and outreach efforts, we aim to illuminate the environmental possibilities of New York City and inspire solutions in areas like it around the world. We are a unique laboratory of specialists with diverse disciplinary backgrounds that explore and advance the larger framework of socio-ecological design.
Category Sustainable Design Organizations
American Craft Council
The national nonprofit educational organization has been shaping the artisanal craft movement for decades, serving as a craft chronicler, tastemaker, convener and provocateur through its bimonthly magazine American Craft, annual juried shows presenting artists and their work, thought leadership conferences, awards for excellence, research library, workshops and seminars.
Category Art Organizations
AICE
AICE is an international association which represents the interests of independent creative editorial, design, visual effects and post production companies and their editors, designers and artists. AICE is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of these companies and their creative artists and of the significant role they play in the media creation process.
Category Broadcast Design Organizations
American Society of Furniture Designers
Founded in 1981, ASFD is the only international non-profit professional organization dedicated to advancing, improving, and supporting the profession of furniture design and its positive impact in the marketplace. Professional Members specialize in the design of both residential and contract furnishings and accessories.
Category Furniture Design Organizations
Art Jewelry Forum
The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is a non-profit organization established in 1997 to advocate for the field of contemporary art jewelry. We do so through education, discourse, appreciation and support for the field.
Category Jewelry Design Organizations
Sustainable Furnishings Council
The Sustainable Furnishings Council is a coalition of manufacturers, retailers and designers dedicated to raising awareness and expanding the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices across the home furnishings industry. Our mission is to help consumers find healthier furnishings and to help companies reduce their environmental footprints as they grow.
Category Furniture Design Organizations
Spark Design Professionals
Spark is a group of independent graphic design business owners who meet monthly to enlighten each other on the business and creative issues that are relevant to design studios. Members come to share their experiences, knowledge, and inspire each other. Spark is a valuable support system for anyone who strives for excellence in business and design practices.
Category Graphic Design Organizations
Center for an Urban Future
Center for an Urban Future is a New York City-based think tank that fuses journalistic reporting techniques with traditional policy analysis to produce in-depth reports and workable policy solutions on the critical issues facing our cities.
Category Urban Design Organizations
Professional Photographers of America
PPA is the world's largest not-for- profit association for professional photographers, with more than 14,000 members in 64 countries. It is an association that seeks to increase its members' business savvy as well as broaden their creative scope. It aims to advance their careers by providing them with all the tools for success.
Category Photography Organizations
Society of Publication Designers
Founded 1965, NY, the Society of Publication Designers is dedicated to promoting and encouraging excellence in editorial design.
Category Graphic Design Organizations
GreenBlue
GreenBlue is a nonprofit organization that equips business with the science and resources to make products more sustainable. GreenBlue's team of scientists, engineers, designers, and business strategists has decades of experience in sustainability and a proven track record in using that experience for the good of business. We translate complex scientific concepts into concrete business strategies.
Category Sustainable Design Organizations
International Living Future Institute
The International Living Future Institute offers green building and infrastructure solutions that move across scales (from single room renovations to neighborhoods or whole cities). We offer global strategies for lasting sustainability, partnering with local communities to create grounded and relevant solutions, and reaching out to individuals to unleash their imagination and innovation.
Category Sustainable Design Organizations
Institute for Human Centered Design
The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD), founded in Boston in 1978 as Adaptive Environments, is an international non-governmental educational organization (NGO) committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages and abilities through excellence in design
Category Design Organizations
Association of Architecture Organizations
During a time of unprecedented interest in architecture and the built environment, there is a growing need for a place that non-profit architectural centers and organizations can meet, network and share best practices. The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) is being established to address these needs, and to serve as a member-based service organization for the non-profit architecture and design field.
Category Architecture Organizations
Society of Digital Agencies
SoDA is an international association of respected digital marketing agency leaders and entrepreneur's with a history and a vision for the future of marketing. SoDA provides infrastructure, processes, and products to enable collaboration between members around education, best practices and advocacy.
Category Digital Design Organizations
AIGA Los Angeles
Founded in 1983 by design legends Deborah Sussman, Saul Bass, Jim Cross, and others, the Los Angeles chapter continues to connect LA's varied creative industries through extensive programming, events, communication and social outreach. AIGA/LA is recognized as a civic leader for its celebration of local design, partnerships with cultural and media organizations, exceptional support of educational institutions, and a dedication to nurturing the diversity and independent spirit unique to the Los Angeles creative community.
Category Graphic Design Organizations
Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. Established in 1936, the Institute has more than 30,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines.
Category Urban Design Organizations
Municipal Art Society of New York
The Municipal Art Society of New York, founded in 1893, is a non-profit membership organization committed to making New York a more livable city through education, dialogue and advocacy for intelligent urban planning, design and preservation.
Category Urban Design Organizations
Society for News Design
The Society for News Design (SND) is an international organization for news media professionals and visual communicators who create print, web, mobile publications and products. Our members art direct, design, edit, report, illustrate, make photos and video, visualize data and write code.
Category Graphic Design Organizations
Open Style Lab
Established in 2014, Open Style Lab (OSL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating functional wearable solutions for people of all abilities without compromising on style. We team designers, engineers, and occupational therapists to conceive and build accessible wearables that address the needs with and for people with disabilities.
Category Fashion Organizations
Public Architecture
Public Architecture puts the resources of architecture in the service of the public interest. The organization identifies and solves practical problems of human interaction in the built environment and acts as a catalyst of public discourse through education, advocacy and the design of public spaces and amenities.
Category Architecture Organizations
Retail Design Institute
Founded in 1961, the Retail Design Institute promotes the advancement and collaborative practice of creating selling environments.
Category Retail Design Organizations
Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos and games.
Category Broadcast Design Organizations
Society of Illustrators
The mission of the Society is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration, as well as its history and evolving nature, and to encourage high ideals through exhibitions, lectures, education, and by fostering a sense of community and open discussion.
Category Illustration Organizations
AIGA/NY
AIGA/NY is the New York Chapter of AIGA. Established in 1982, AIGA/NY is the largest of 68 chapters with 3,500 members to date.
Category Graphic Design Organizations
NCIDQ
The National Council for Interior Design Qualification protects public health, safety and welfare by identifying interior designers who have the knowledge and experience to create interior spaces that are not just aesthetically pleasing, but also functional and safe.
Category Interior Design Organizations
PDMA
The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) is the premier global advocate for product development and management professionals. Our mission is to improve the effectiveness of individuals and organizations in product development and management.
Category Industrial Design Organizations