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AIGA Design Monthly
Sixth Issue - February 2026
Hi Again!Happy February, designers! We hope your design projects are coming along, and keep entering your work into competitions if you can to show what UNT’s design department can do! Don’t forget you can meet with your design professors if you’re not sure what to submit or how to present it best for competitions. |  |
Upcoming Events
AIGA Events
 Vision Mood Board Night Come create your digital or analog mood board with us, and take time to reflect on yourself! This event, due to inclement weather has been rescheduled for Feb. 5th, from 7-9 pm in Rm 365. We hope to see you there! |  UXSA & Graphic Design Collab We’re doing something different and are collaborating with the UXSA club for a fun, creative workshop! Work and mingle with design and UX students for a night of creative problem solving and design thinking! Join us Feb. 12th from 7-9 pm in Rm 282. |
UXSA & Graphic Design Collab
We’re doing something different and are collaborating with the UXSA club for a fun, creative workshop! Work and mingle with design and UX students for a night of creative problem solving and design thinking! Join us Feb. 12th from 7-9 pm in Rm 282.Designer Spotlight
Gail Anderson
 Poster for the School of Visual Arts |  A cover design for Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker |  Roundabout Theatre Poster for The Tin Pan Alley Rag |
This month, we’re featuring Gail Anderson! She is a designer, writer, educator, and creative director from The Bronx in New York City. Her work has been in subways, theatres, and social media over the past 30-40 years. She is an award-winning and well-renowned designer for her book covers, theatre posters, and editorial work.
She is the co-founder of the Anderson-Newton Design agency in NY, which has had clients such as the New York Times, WIRED, the USPS, and TIME magazine. She has also worked for The Rolling Stone as a creative director. Currently, she is the Chair of the School of Visual Arts’ BFA Advertising & Design Departments, where she continues to educate design students today!
Student Spotlight
Student Shows
Graphis is still available for submissions!
Rising creatives, showcase your creative in the prestigious Graphis New Talent Awards for 2026. Students can still submit their innovative work for a chance to win Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards. Enter a single work for $40 or a series (1-7 images) for $80. Share your emerging skills with the creative community today!
Deadlines
Final Deadline - February 24th, 2026
Curious About DFW
DFW Events
 DMA Free 1st Sunday! Visit the Dallas Museum of Art Feb. 1st for FREE admission! Visitors have the chance to visit exhibitions with over 5,000 permanent collections of work. |  Love at First Print Learn how to take ideas on the print press from start to finish. Join this experience and print your Valentine’s cards! Workshop is Feb. 7th from 9-noon, located at MetroVCS in Dallas. |  Dallas Arts, Food, & Crafts Fest Join them in Dallas for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, and tasty food at the 2026 Market Fest! From Feb. 6th - 8th, 10-5:30, at Griggs Park. |
Resources
Designer Toolkit
Here are some books on graphic design that you may find inspiring, as helpful guidelines, or as a new way of doing something.
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