The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) is Australia's professional membership body for designers and design businesses.

Membership in the DIA indicates your status as a qualified, experienced, ethical practicing professional.

Membership in the DIA provides you with support, networking, services and information to improve your professional practice.

It provides you with a wealth of contacts, and connects you with colleagues from many industry areas.

The DIA represents all professional designers in Australia.

It is Australia’s only multi-disciplinary organisation of professional designers, representing all disciplines of design.

It's a professional body for designers, founded by the design professions, and run and funded by designers.

The DIA promotes the value of professional design and designers to industry, business, government and the community through its National Council and State Branches.

The DIA champions the importance of design in building the commercial and cultural wealth of Australia.

On behalf of its members the DIA is a member of the major international design organisations.

It provides designers with a valuable networking base on state, national and international levels.