UDA carefully reviews applications with pride and without prejudice.
General Application Requirements
– Application Deadline: Apply once a year before the first Monday of November.
– Apply either self-motivation by the applicant or a recommendation from a UDA member.
– Minimum qualification: Professionals, educators, or researchers in Communication Design and Experience Design.
– Strong considerations: Your achievements in the field and/or your participation record in the previous UDA activities.
Membership Categories
– Director: To become an Executive Director, you must participate in four activities in two years.
– Executive Director: Must participate in at least one event annually to maintain the position.
– Corporate Member: Annual Renewal
Membership Fees
– First-time Membership Fee: us$100 for the first year
– Annual Membership Fee: us$50/a year
– Lifetime Membership Fee: us$500/one-time
– Corporate Member Fee: us$500/a year
– Sponsor Member Fee: us$500/per event
Annual Membership Fee (US$50)
You must pay your annual membership fee (US$50) by the first Monday of December.
We use only PayPal to receive your payment. You can send it via PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance.
Please make sure you have the correct name and address.
First-time UDA Member Membership Application Process (Application deadline is the first Monday of December)
- Fill out a UDA Director Membership application form.
- Send your application form, headshot photo (JPEG image, 500px x 500px, RGB, 72dpi), and ten best designs/artworks (JPEG image, 500px x 500px, RGB, 72dpi) via applyuda@gmail.com. The application deadline is the first Monday of November.
- After the UDA Headquarters reviews your application, we will email you the result (Accepted or Rejected) by the second Monday of November.
- You must pay your first-time membership fee (US$100) by the first Monday of December. After the first year, the annual membership fee is $50. We use only PayPal to receive your payment. Send your payment via PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance. Please make sure you have the correct name and address.
- Design your introduction pages (2-page layout) for the UDA Annual using the provided InDesign template. Please follow the instructions from “New Member_UDA Annual_Manual.pdf.” Submit your files (InDesign, PDF, and linked jpeg images with 300dpi, CMYK, 100%) by the first Monday of December.
- Your information will be published on the website and in upcoming publications.
- You can participate in all UDA Events.
UDA Corporate Member Membership Application Process (Application deadline is the ongoing process)
- Fill out a UDA Corporate Membership application form
- Send your application form, headshot photo image (JPEG image, 500px x 500px, RGB, 72dpi), a corporate identity logo (Adobe Illustrator EPS file), and ten best designs/artworks (JPEG image, 500px x 500px, RGB, 72dpi) via applyuda@gmail.com. The application deadline is the first Monday of November.
- After the UDA Headquarters reviews your application, we will email you the result (Accepted or Rejected) by the second Monday of November.
- You must pay your Annual Corporate Membership fee (US$500) by the first Monday of December. We use only PayPal to receive your payment. Send your payment via PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance. Please make sure you have the correct name and address.
- Design your introduction pages (2-page layout) for the UDA Annual using the provided InDesign template. Please follow the instructions from “New Member_UDA Annual_Manual.pdf.” Submit your files (InDesign, PDF, and linked jpeg images with 300dpi, CMYK, 100%) by the first Monday of December.
- Your information will be published on the website and in upcoming publications.
- You can participate in all UDA Events.
Download an Application Form
UDA Memberships and Benefits Chart
| Category | Fact | Director | Branch | Corporate | Sponsor | Non-member | |
| Membership Fees | *First-time Director Membership Fee is $100 | Annual | $50 | $500 | $500 | N/A | N/A |
| Life | $500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Per Event | N/A | N/A | N/A | $500 | N/A | ||
| Basic Benefits | General use of Uniteddesigns.org | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Full member profile on Uniteddesigns.org | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Maintain portfolio in Uniteddesigns.org | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Contribute news/articles to UnitedDesigns.org | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Receive e-mail announcements | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Opportunity to use UDA as an Event Name Sponsor | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Opportunity to host a UDA event | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Opportunity to participate UDA Webinars | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● Invited | ||
| Opportunity to be an Executive Director | ● | ||||||
| Opportunity to be a Juror (Cannot submit to the competition) | ● | ● | ● | ● Invited | |||
| Recommend potential UDA Directors | ● | ● | |||||
| Participate in Annual Members’ Showcase | ● | ● | |||||
| Including free UDA memberships | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Place an Ad in the publications as a sponsor | ● Minor | ● Minor | ● Major | ||||
| Free UDA Annuals (PDF) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| UDA Annual International Design Competition | Member’s students can submit up to two designs per competitions for free. | ||||||
| Signs, Systems, and Letterform Marks (SSL) | Submit designs | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Poster Design | Submit designs | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Idea Design | Submit designs | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| UDA Annual | Showcase | Submit a page for the Annual Showcase | ● | ● | ● | ||
| UDA Webinars | Specific Topics | Propose and operate a webinar | ● | ● | ● | ||
| All UDA Webinars are invitation only. | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● Invited | ||
| UDA Medallions | UDA Medallion | Honored as a UDA Medallion | ● | ● | ● Invited | ||
| UDA Annual Research Papers | Design Behavior | Submit papers | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |