Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) is a club of the world's leading

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s. There are 510 members from 46 countries. Its members have been collectively responsible for the identity design of most of the world's top corporations and institutions as well as for countless examples of globally known packaging, publications, illustration and posters.

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is the only member who left the AGI following a disagreement.

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

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with 65 members. The first AGI show was in

in 1955. In 1969 the AGI headquarters moved to

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. The organization's most important events are the annual AGI Congress and AGI Open which take place in a different country each year. Today, th
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is a professional gathering, currently spanning seven decades and consisting of 512 creative professionals from 45 countries.

Members

Publications

* AGI- Graphic Design since 1950, by Elly and Ben Bos, Thames & Hudson Publishers 2007, * Alliance Graphique International - German Members, Hesign Publisher 2011,

References

External links

Official AGI website with members database

Website AGI Open

Website AGI Congress
{{Authority control Design institutions International artist groups and collectives Arts organizations established in 1952