As I sit here… I can’t help but think about the relevance of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) day during what feels like the darkest time of my generation. For some reason, as a country, we keep forgetting that over 50 years ago, MLK fought for equality and made so much progress. However, it seems like we are constantly going backward. There’s an irony given that Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Yet, the world around us tells a different story.

This year's virtual AIGA Design Conference included over 90 speakers and thousands of online attendees. Here are some key takeaways from our board members.

How do we wield our “power” with thoughtfulness, flexibility, and responsibility to the greater good? Simple — we use design thinking.

A creative hungry designer and artist that went to Indiana Wesleyan University & studied Graphic Design and Illustration. 

Bailey is a recent graduate of Ball State University and is currently in the throws of a post-grad job search.

AIGA Indianapolis supports the statement released by our national organization. We stand in solidarity with Black designers, Black creative business owners, Black educators, and Black students—as well as their families, cultures, and communities—in the condemnation of racism, intersectional discrimination, fear, and acts of violence.

Easy-going creative guy who loves to cook and drink old fashioneds.

A recent graduate from Ball State University with a BFA in Visual Communication.

A designer always aspiring to not settle on the first idea that comes to mind but working for the best possible idea out there.

Learn more about Andrea Leon; design student at Taylor University.

Someone who’s always searching for new ways to improve their design work and the latest song to add to their playlist.