AIGA Dallas

09/01/2026

Trolley Talks Ep. 3: Kathryn Ikle - The Truth About Getting Ghosted 🚃✨

Kathryn Iklé has spent decades building a career that spans art, UX, business, and leadership, from serving as President of AIGA Dallas to founding Iklé Creative Designs and Third Entity. In this episode, we get into how she's created opportunities for herself, built meaningful relationships across the industry, and found her path without staying in just one lane, plus the advice she has for the next generation of creatives figuring out their own.

Catch the full episode on AIGA Dallas's YouTube channel and follow along for more clips of Trolley Talks!

Production: AIGA Dallas
Creator + Host: Mackensie DeBello
Videographer + Editor: Samantha Mak
Guest: Kathryn Ikle

09/01/2026

✨ A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR VENUE PARTNER! ✨

We’re excited to bring Leadership in Design to Dallas on September 30, and we couldn’t do it without the support of our incredible venue partner, White Unicorn Agency White Unicorn Agency! 🦄

Thank you to the White Unicorn team for opening your doors to AIGA Dallas, United Colors of Design, CreativeMornings Dallas, DSVC, and our creative community for an evening of connection, conversation, and inspiration.

Community events happen because organizations like White Unicorn believe in bringing creatives together, sharing resources, and creating space for meaningful conversations. We’re so grateful for your partnership and support! 💚

📅 September 30 | 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 White Unicorn Agency | Dallas, TX

🎟️ Want to join us? Click the link in our bio to register or visit AIGADallas.org.

08/31/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Brian Sullivan to the AIGA Dallas Advisory Board! 🎉

Brian has spent his career not only shaping better experiences through design and UX, but also creating opportunities for others to learn, connect, and grow.

He is the founder of the Big Design Conference and founded the UX Certificate Program at Southern Methodist University. Throughout his career, Brian has worked with organizations including AT&T, IBM, American Airlines, Four Seasons, United Airlines, Viking Cruises, and Carter Blood Center.

Brian is also an author and internationally recognized speaker. His book, The Design Studio Method, explores a collaborative approach to working with product teams during the early stages of design, and he has spoken at events including SXSW, Big Design, IA Summit, UXPA International, User Friendly China, and more.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Brian has made an incredible impact on the Dallas–Fort Worth design and UX community through education, mentorship, conferences, and community building. That commitment to helping creatives and emerging professionals succeed is exactly the kind of perspective we’re excited to have on our Advisory Board.

Please join us in welcoming Brian Sullivan to the AIGA Dallas Advisory Board! 👏✨

08/31/2026

💜 THIS is what community looks like! 💜

One of our favorite things about the AIGA Dallas Student Chapter Kickoff? Seeing students laughing, connecting, making new friends, sharing ideas, and simply having fun together. ✨

The relationships you build along the way can become your future collaborators, mentors, coworkers, creative partners—and lifelong friends.

That’s why we’re passionate about creating opportunities for students to find their people and become part of a larger creative community. 🤝🎨

To all of our student groups: there’s a place for you here, and we’re so glad you’re part of AIGA Dallas. 💜

Interested in getting your school involved? Click the link in our bio or visit AIGA Dallas to learn more.

08/31/2026

💜 A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALLIED PRINTING! 💜

Our AIGA Dallas Student Chapter Kickoff wouldn’t have been the same without the beautiful printed toolkits created for our students and educators!

A huge thank you to the team at Allied Printing for being absolutely wonderful to work with, turning these around for us so quickly, and helping us put something meaningful directly into the hands of our student community. 📚✨

Most importantly, thank you for sponsoring our students and educators and supporting the next generation of Dallas creatives. Partnerships like this allow us to provide more resources, opportunities, and experiences for our community—and we are incredibly grateful for your support!

Thank you, Allied Printing Services! 💜🙌

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

🎉 WHAT AN AMAZING STUDENT CHAPTER KICKOFF! 💜

We had such a great time bringing together students, educators, chapter leaders, and members of the Dallas creative community for our AIGA Dallas Student Chapter Kickoff!

The day was filled with new connections, great conversations, shared ideas, and lots of excitement for the year ahead. We loved seeing our student chapters come together, learn from one another, and discover even more ways to get involved with AIGA Dallas.

🎤 A huge thank you to our speakers, Cuinn Cornwell and Ariel Tamez, for sharing your time, experience, and insights with our students. You helped make the day both meaningful and inspiring!

📷 A special shoutout to our incredible photographers, Alaina Curry of South Lume Creative and Faith Lungu, for capturing all the connections, conversations, and moments throughout the day!

🏫 And a very special thank you to our venue partner, Dallas College, for welcoming us and providing the space to bring our student design community together. Partnerships like these help us create opportunities for students to connect, learn, and grow!

Most importantly, thank you to every student, educator, and chapter leader who showed up and made the day what it was. We’re so excited to see what our student chapters create, build, and accomplish this year! 🚀

Here’s to an awesome year ahead! 💜✨

08/30/2026

💜🎓 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the AIGA Dallas Student Chapter Kickoff!

We loved bringing together students, educators, chapter leaders, and creative professionals for a day of learning, conversation, connection, and building the future of our design community.

Thank you to our speakers, volunteers, educators, and everyone who shared their time, ideas, and experiences with our students. And most importantly, thank you to the students who showed up ready to learn, connect, ask questions, and get involved! ✨

We hope you left with new connections, new resources, and a little extra inspiration to take back to your campus.

Here’s to a great year for our AIGA Dallas Student Chapters! 💜