UCDA Membership
The University & College Designers Association supports and recognizes your daily creative work.
UCDA membership provides you with a forum for new ideas, innovative design perspectives, professional development opportunities, and a global network of creative professionals.
There’s no better time to join us.
UCDA builds community for creative professionals in education by delivering relevant programming and benefits in personal and inspirational mediums. Drawing energy from its members, UCDA provides growth opportunities, advocates for designers and educators, and works to elevate the importance of design.
UCDA provides education-specific professional development through the UCDA Design Conference, the UCDA Design Education Summit, the competitive UCDA Design Awards and show, webinars and workshops.
UCDA offers unique in-person and virtual networking opportunities with 500+ members through the UCDA Creative Summit, Creative Conversations, a members-only Slack workspace, our mentorship program, and more.
Spark your creativity by reading the UCDA Designer magazine and participating in Creative Conversations related to designing for education.
From free fonts and online courses to exclusive design examples and job postings, UCDA members gain access to invaluable resources through the UCDA Insider e-newsletter and the online UCDA Journal.
UCDA members receive free programming and discounts on fee-based programming, including the UCDA Design Conference, design competition, workshops, and webinars.