Alliance Graphique Internationale
Alliance Graphique Internationale is a membership-based association of the world's leading graphic artists and designers. Some of its members have been responsible for the identity design of some of the world's top corporations and institutions, and created numerous examples of globally known packaging, publications, illustration and poster designs.
History
In 1951 two Swiss and three French graphic artists decided to formalise their relationship into a kind of association. In 1952 the Alliance Graphique Internationale was incorporated in Paris with 65 members. The first AGI show was in Paris in 1955. In 1969 the AGI headquarters moved to Zürich.The organization's most important events are the annual AGI Congress and AGI Open which take place in a different country each year.
Today, the is a professional gathering, currently spanning seven decades and consisting of 512 creative professionals from 45 countries.
List of AGI members
Publications
- AGI- Graphic Design since 1950, by Elly and Ben Bos, Thames & Hudson Publishers 2007,
- Alliance Graphique International - German Members, Hesign Publisher 2011,