"San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, has once again declared June 15–21, 2009, as “Design Makes a Difference Week” in San Francisco. SF Design Week reaches out to a diverse community of over 20,000 Bay Area design professionals as well as local businesses, non-profits, entrepreneurs, students, the design-savvy public, tourists, and more".

“San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, has once again declared June 15–21, 2009, as “Design Makes a Difference Week” in San Francisco. SF Design Week reaches out to a diverse community of over 20,000 Bay Area design professionals as well as local businesses, non-profits, entrepreneurs, students, the design-savvy public, tourists, and more”.

“As part of SF Design Week, AIGA SF will be sponsoring a full week of events highlighting the diversity and professionalism of the design community around the bay. Our goal is to raise public awareness of the impact that all design—graphic, product, interior, fashion, architecture, advertising, et cetera—has in the San Francisco Bay Area”.

“San Francisco Design Week will include a Design Week Exhibit and Fellow Awards Reception, a Business and Design Lunch Forum, a Design Film Festival, Pecha Kucha Night, Design Lecture Series, and a Closing Party: San Francisco, Defined by Design”.