Adigard participated in the launch of Wired magazine, later conceiving many of its visual essays. Other notable works include experimental websites for WiredDigital, and the short documentary Webdreamer. Among exhibit commissions are large scale media installations for La Villette, Paris, Muffathalle, Munich, ExperimentaDesign2005, Lisbon, and the 2008 and 2012 Venice Architecture Biennales.
Adigard’s creations have been shown in major international exhibitions, film festivals and publications, such as the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Saint Etienne International Design Biennale, the Design Museum in London, Resfest and the Sundance Film Festival. In 2018 his work will be shown in the Stedelijk Museum, Hertogenbosch, NL, the Helsinki Design Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His work is included in the Postmasters Gallery digital selection.
Main awards include the Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, the Rome Prize in Design, and the Venice Biennale Special Mention. Erik Adigard belongs to the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Alliance Graphique Internationale. He teaches at the California College of the Arts.