27 April marks the anniversary of Icograda's establishment in 1963. It has been celebrated since 1995 as World Graphics Day. Beginning with 2012, it will be celebrated as World Communication Design Day.

World Communication Design Day is an opportunity to recognise communication design, and its role in the world, and to celebrate the birthday of Icograda.

On this occasion, designers reflect and hope that our global network can contribute to greater understanding between people and can help to build bridges where divides and inequities exist.

2010 activities

In keeping with the theme for Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010, opening on World Graphics Day 2010, participants were invited to complete the sentence: "I value design because..."  This was the

Event listing - participation details
Icograda blog post - sharing ideas
Page on Facebook - spreading the word
Flickr group - posting designs

2009 activities

Event listing
Event on Facebook

2008 activities

Event listing
Icograda Blog post
Photo Archive

Past highlights

Read the Feature on World Graphics Day for a brief history and a look back at past events.