V-Day is a upon us. There's no better way to celebrate than to send that special someone a card to show how much you care. Or how much you don't.

Put Cupid to shame and design your own card for that special (or not-so-special) person in your life.

You can be as warm and fuzzy as a stuffed teddy bear or as sinful as a box of chocolates. Just be creative and be clever (that means limiting the quantity of V.D. puns), and enter the AIGA Love/Hate Valentine Contest to show us the best (or worst) card you've got!

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On February 5th, we hosted a special Valentine-themed exhibit showcasing the best and all the rest. Click here to see photos of the AIGA board setting up the show and here to see photos from the show opening / closing night.

Winning cards are printed and ready to mail, and the judge's pick received a very special Valentine's prize!

*Recipient had to be present at the Febuary 5th exhibition to win the judge's pick prize.
 

Judge's picks

Love heals all wounds. Inside Statement Bennett Holzworth designer Click here to purchase this card.	forever. Inside Statement  Heather Knudson designer Click here to purchase this card.	Enjoy your generic, consumer-driven holiday—you sycophant. Inside Statement Bruce Hartford  designer Click here to purchase this card.

winning cards

Happy Valentines Day Inside Statement Bennett Holzworth designer Click here to purchase this card.	‘til death . . . Inside Statement  Bennett Holzworth designer Click here to purchase this card.	We were made for each other. Inside Statement Carrie Ratcliff designer Bryan Mohr copywriter Click here to purchase this card.
You make me harder than Chinese arithmetic. Inside Statement Carrie Ratcliff designer Bryan Mohr copywriter Click here to purchase this card.	Love you to pieces. Inside Statement Carrie Ratcliff designer Bryan Mohr copywriter Click here to purchase this card.	We’re two of a kind. Inside Statement Jennifer Cuellar designer Click here to purchase this card.
Schmoopie Inside Statement Jill Rizzo designer Click here to purchase this card.	...more than anything. Inside Statement  Lauren Phillips designer Click here to purchase this card.	I was going to put this in my own words, but decided he said it better. Inside Statement Nicholas Burroughs designer Click here to purchase this card.
It’s the only thing that should come between you & me. Inside Statement Paul Berkbigler designer Click here to purchase this card.	And I’d still be on my feet. • Joni Mitchell • 1971 • Inside Statement  Paul Berkbigler designer Click here to purchase this card.	{none} Inside Statement Rachel Boshart designer Click here to purchase this card.
{none} Inside Statement Rachel Boshart designer Click here to purchase this card.	Happy Valentine’s Day Inside Statement  Stephanie Jarrett designer Click here to purchase this card.	Happy Valentine’s Day Inside Statement Stephanie Jarrett designer Click here to purchase this card.

Special thanks

Judges

Kate Bingaman-Burt

Kate Bingaman-Burt was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1977. She founded Obsessive Consumption in 2002 and has documented her personal consumption in many different mediums. Her first book, Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?, will be published by Princeton Architectural Press in March 2010.

Bingaman-Burt is active in the indie craft and craftivism movements. She provided all of the illustrations for the book Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design, as well as the promotional materials for the documentary of the same name. She lives in Portland, Oregon where, along with being an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University, she also makes piles of work about consumerism (zines! pillows! dresses! drawings! paper chains! photos!). She happily draws for other good people too (IDEO, Madewell, ReadyMade Magazine, The New York Times, Wieden + Kennedy). Kate also conducts zine workshops and spreads the craftivism word. Her first international zine workshop will occur at the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 2010.

Research → www.obsessiveconsumption.com
Blog → www.whatdidyoubuytoday.com

Dmitri Siegel

Dmitri Siegel is the web art director for Urban Outfitters. He is also creative director of Ante, an annual publication devoted to emerging artists and writers, and Anathema, a magazine devoted to the pursuit of impossible ideas. His work has been recognized by the AIGA, Promax and BDA, and the International Biennale of Graphic Design. He is on the faculty of the Art Center College of Design in the graduate program in criticism and theory. He also teaches at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His writing has been featured in Dot Dot Dot, Émigré, Design Issues, Adbusters, and The Morning News. He earned his MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University.

Work → www.urbanoutfitters.com
Blog → blog.urbanoutfitters.com
Pet Project → greenpatriotposters.org

Andy Cruz

Born the son of a hot rodder, Andy spent his early years skating the mean streets of Elsmere, Delaware, and hassling the French Paper samples department for Charles Anderson posters. After graduating from Delcastle Vocational and Technical High School with "shop" certification in Commercial Art, he opted to skip art school and started working as a full-time designer at a local firm. Apart from his obvious artistic talents, Andy had a knack for subtle persuasion that he would later use to talk Rich into quitting a cushy, well-paying marketing job to start Brand Design Co. As the art director and creative nerve center of House Industries, Andy uses his calm, quiet demeanor to cajole frustrated House artists/designers into making something perfect by redoing it "one more time." If he's not collecting furniture, toys or other junk that will somehow turn into a House Industries product, he's spending time with his ladies: wife Stephanie and daughters, Ava and Mia.

Work → www.houseind.com

Jessica Hische

Jessica Hische is a typographer and illustrator working in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Tyler School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design, she worked for Headcase Design in Philadelphia before taking a position as Senior Designer at Louise Fili Ltd. While working for Louise, she continued developing her freelance career, working for clients such as Tiffany & Co., Chronicle Books, and The New York Times. In September of 2009, after two and a half years of little sleep and a lot of hand-lettering, she left Louise Fili to pursue her freelance career further. Jessica has been featured in most major design and illustration publications including Communication Arts, Print Magazine, How Magazine, The Graphis Design Annual, American Illustration and the Society of Illustrators. She was featured as one of Step Magazine's 25 Emerging Artists, Communication Arts "Fresh", Print Magazine's New Visual Artists 2009 (commonly referred to as Print's 20 under 30), and The Art Directors Club Young Guns.

Website → www.jessicahische.com

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