Our Mission
The mission of the STA is to engage members of the Chicagoland design community in an ongoing professional conversation; to support selected design-related events and projects; to provide opportunities for fellowship; to encourage the involvement of students and young designers in the profession; and, to promote an awareness of the influence of the history and the future of design in Chicago and the Midwest.
The objectives and the purpose of the STA are to promote high standards in all branches of the typographic, graphic and communication design arts; to foster and encourage education in these arts; to elevate public awareness in all matters concerning the typographic, graphic and communication design arts; and, to cooperate with all other organizations and institutions having similar aims.