While taking into account institutional, cultural and social differences throughout the world, Icograda serves the worldwide community by aiming to:

• be the non-partisan and non-governmental representative and advisory international body for communication design;
• represent the interests of professional communication designers in a responsible manner, within the broader design community;
• define and increase awareness of professional standards and best practices governing communication design practice;
• advance the best interests of humanity and the ecology through design;
• foster recognition and respect of design by individuals, clients, and society at large, as a valued and vital profession;
• facilitate knowledge management;
• facilitate cooperation amongst organisations of designers and allied institutions, especially in promotion of the vision, mission and objectives of the International Design Alliance; and
• support the development of communication design education (theory, practice, and research).

The Council’s vision, mission and core values are manifested through initiatives to use design as a medium for progressive change.