A group of students called “The American Institute of Graphic Arts” is working to bring art to the Texas A&M campus through graphic design. These students agree that art is a vital cultural force, and as an organization work to help one another succeed as designers and educate on different methods and styles of design. Founded in 1914, AIGA can hardly be considered amateur. These student designers seem more professional than “student” to me because of the impressive quality and variety in what they make. Among the plethora of things they design are logos, shirts, posters, websites and business cards. AIGA's new project, "Green Tees," is to make old t-shirts into bags ("shags") that can be used primarily for grocery shopping or for whatever purpose someone’s heart desires! I believe their idea has the potential to not only get AIGA noticed more on campus but to encourage artistic outlets at A&M and in College Station. Maybe their eco-friendly approach will have more success than other creative endeavors. Using the environmentally conscious crowd that covers such a large audience may provide a better platform for their designs to get noticed faster. Another positive of AIGA is the variety in subjects they major in. From economics to visualization, they cover just about every area. I love that. Goes to show that art can be a connecting factor for people of all different interests and expertise.
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