They provide an open exchange of information, opportunities to share and learn, and distribution of useful and pertinent business data. The Interactive Media Trade Association Dedicated to fostering business development in the interactive media community, MDG.org is a vital venue for networking, promotion, education and market development. The Guild is a labor organization working to improve industry conditions and standards, and to protect the economic interests of member artists. Full membership is open to any creators of original work intended for graphic presentation, either in original form or in reproduction. Members are illustrators, graphic designers, surface designers, production artists, cartoonists, computer artists and designers of accessories and wearable art.
Associate members are professional in allied fields.
Has absorbed the Illustrators Guild, Cartoonist Guild, and Textile Designers Guild. The American Center for Design is a primary source of information about design and its role in our culture and our economy. ACD's members represent all design disciplines. They connect its members to each other, and to the research, ideas, and technologies that are continually shaping, reshaping, and influencing design and design practice.