Dave Yakley added to exclusive list of UCDA Award recipients The UCDA Award was created in 1995. This beautiful award …

2022 Krider Prize Recipient: Dr. Chip Thomas The UCDA Foundation established the Krider Prize for Creativity in 2009, as a …

The five-step plan to positively tackle criticism of your work By Katy Cowan Let’s get one thing straight. We’re all …

Photo: EGAL (istockphoto)  An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is usually …

By John Boardley Many of the letterforms we use today evolved from pictures of things. Some, like the letter O, …

By Gini Dietrich When I first moved to Chicago, I knew absolutely no one, so I got involved in all …

By Gini DietrichIllustrations by phototechno I often joke that as communications professionals, we are more therapists who have to master …

By Jodi HeckelPhotos by Fred Zwicky Three students gather around an old iron letterpress at the Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab, …

   UCDA Staff   The Executive Director provides overall direction, management, and leadership for the association, including overseeing governance, day-to-day operations, …

UCDA is happy to share our extensive library of professional webinars, conference recordings, industry roundtables, video series, case studies, and …