Benefits of being an AGDA Member

As Australia's largest representative association of professional graphic designers, AGDA is uniquely placed to assist you in your development as a professional. AGDA is an association for designers who want to take control of their careers and businesses.

We offer a wide range of member benefits:

• Many opportunities to become part of the Australian graphic design community, to meet and to learn from local, interstate and international colleagues.
  
• Information on local and international design events.
  
• Free or heavily discounted entry to our many design and professional practice presentations, as well as related events in print, web, interactive, film, advertising, photography etc.
  
• Heavily discounted fees to participate in the AGDA National Awards, AGDA Conferences and International Speaker Tours.
  
• Heavily discounted price for AGDA National Award Books published biennially since 1992.
  
• Member discounts on selected services and goods such as design books.
  
• AGENDA, our national newsletter, weekly national email updates, local state newsletter.
  
• Access to the Members Only section of this web site, where you can get valuable information on a number of topics, as well as a direct say in the development of our programs.
  
• Your own member and business profile in the member directory of the AGDA website for potential clients to access. This feature is available for Professional Designer members only.
  
• Direct access to our local and national councillors, most of whom are well-established design practitioners with a wealth of experience.
  
• The opportunity to become an AGDA councillor and have a direct influence on the development of the Australian graphic design profession.
  
• Practice Notes - free to members for their use. Topics will include: Working With a Designer, Design Practice Business Planning, Copyright and the Designer and more! 

In addition to these existing benefits, more work will be done to progress

1. Educational Institutions Survey - an annual survey of what our members think of the graduates of their local educational institutions. It will be invaluable to both prospective employers and prospective students.
2. Industry benchmarking information - a triennial study on business practice in Australian graphic design studios. Learn more about your own practice by seeing what is done elsewhere. Improve your understanding of design fees for different types of projects. Learn about the industry average salary scales, expense to revenue ratios and other valuable business information.

Note: Membership does not of itself confer the right to use the association's name or initials in any manner other than the full membership description as part of a prose statement in, for example, a personal CV or biography,

eg "J. Smith is a Professional/Associate/Affiliate/Graduate/Student member of the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)."