AIGA Minnesota created or partnered with other organizations to produce 60+ programs in the past 12 months. Revisit past events below.

Virtual Event
Jan
11
12:00pm
2024
  • Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Dec
14
12:00pm
2023
Save The Date
  • Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Nov
9
12:00pm
2023

All are welcome to the largest regional design conference in the country, AIGA Minnesota’s Design Camp®. Campers experience talks with outstanding keynote speakers, hands-on workshops held by the industry’s best, and a weekend full of opportunities to socialize and truly let go, amongst peers and icons alike. [read more…]

Join Eric Madsen, an AIGA Fellow and 50-year veteran of the Minneapolis design community, along with friends and design colleagues old and new, for a social celebration of the release of his self-published fine art book, Carlyle’s Tools: A Tribute in Graphite and Watercolor. [read more…]

Virtual Event
Oct
12
12:00pm
2023

Contact Leadership

Rich Higgins
Rich Higgins
President
Rich Higgins is the Creative Director at Parallel Retail Group. His background is as diverse as a platypus.

He started his own design studio, Oryx & Moth, doing branding, art direction and design for clients big and small. Meanwhile he was the chair of the Solopreneurs Committee for AIGA MN (2022-2023) and served on the Design Student & Alumni Board at the University of Minnesota (2010-2013). Prior to that he worked at TSG, a design agency in Robbinsdale, for clients including: Target, HealthPartners and Crate & Barrel. He's also had a short stint designing for financial institutions (PNC Bank, Citibank and BBVA Compass). He started out designing and art directing photo shoots for multiple national salon chains throughout the US and Canada. And has had mediocre hairstyles since.

His interests vary widely with the season but he always willing to chat about DIY projects, soccer, LEGO, minimalism, FIRE, AI, technology, saunas, traveling, camping, parenting, etc.