Design 21: Social Design Network

Join us on December 4 for our cause/affect awards ceremony and general do-gooder get together. We'll be enviously eying the amazing design goodies on show, dishing out a bunch of AIGA awards and scrambling to meet some of the worthiest designers on the planet.

The competition ­ open to designers who set out to positively impact our society ­ struck a chord, both in our own socially conscious community and much farther afield. In addition to entries from local gurus and upcoming stars alike, designers from as far away as Scotland, Israel and Singapore submitted work. Now's your chance to worship the worthy and see which commendable work most impressed the judges.

And if you simply can't wait for all of that, hop online and vote for your favorite fabrication in our People's Choice Award ­ which offers a taste of the design delights we'll be showing on December 4. Voting is taking place at here, and will be active until December 4. Sneak a peek during those dates and let your voice be heard.

Date & Time: December 4, 6:30pm - 9:30pm Location: AIGA SF Office, 130 Sutter Street, #600, San Francisco, CA 94104 Light snacks and beverages will be served.

RSVP here!

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AIGA San Francisco, the professional association for design, has issued a call for entries for a new graphic design competition celebrating the work of designers who set out to positively impact our society and communities.

The entry deadline for the competition – cause/affect –is November 9, 2007. All design work entered in the competition must promote or support social good and actively engage in enriching our lives. All we ask is that it doesn’t contribute directly to the profit of a commercial organization.

Work must have been produced between January 1, 2000 and October 31, 2007 (we’re going back a few years this first time).

All entries will be seen by a jury comprised of some of the country’s top creative professionals, art directors,and socially conscious business professionals. Selected work will be showcased on the competition web site, and at the cause/affect awards ceremony, held at the AIGA SF office, December 4, 2007. We will also be conducting an online “People’s Choice Award," with voting taking place on the cause/affect site between November 12 and December 4, 2007.

This is a competition for do-gooders, who do good work. And it is open to all.

For entry forms, and more information, please visit: www.aigasf.org/causeaffect