The Above & Beyond Award recognizes longstanding service and commitment to AIGA Chicago and its membership. The efforts of those recognized ensures the chapter’s continued ability to encourage, promote and serve the design profession.

Cast in natural concrete, it reflects the recipients’ strengths and commitment to design while embodying unique approaches and perspectives through subtle imperfections in the material.

2014: Dawn Hancock & Steve Ryan

The Fellow Award program is a means of recognizing mature designers who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within the Chicago design community and within AIGA Chicago. The areas of education, writing, leadership and reputation, as well as the practice of design are given equal consideration in measuring significance. Chapter Fellows are listed at AIGA.org and honored at the AIGA Awards, held each year in New York.

2014: Dana Arnett & Wendy Jacobs