Auckland – DA Spring Conversations 2019 : Meet the panel
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Paddling Together Through “Rugged Terrain”: Design Assembly Talks Diversity
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Networks of Exceptionally Creative Women
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6 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Typefaces in Exhibition Spaces: There is no such thing as a New Zealand typeface at Objectspace
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6 years ago by Lana Lopesi
MāoriGrl, Kōwhai and Ngā Tohu o Te Kawerau a Maki: Some Things to See This Matariki
Written by Lana Lopesi Graphic Matters is a monthly column on issues and ideas related to New Zealand Design Culture Every year in mid-winter Matariki rises into the sky, providing […]
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“looking into the rear-view mirror”: Peter Haythornthwaite, Design Generation
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6 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Broadsheet, New Zealand’s Feminist Magazine Goes Digital
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How Do We Encourage Collaboration?
A short while ago, Sam Allan from Onfire Design initiated ‘Battle of the Birken’ — a bowls competition between Birkenhead-based studios Onfire Design, Marx Design, Inhouse Design, PHD3 and Forever After. […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Cultural Relevance in the Digital Age: Emotiki
Written by Lana Lopesi In 2015, The Oxford Dictionary named ‘emoji’ the official word of the year, revealing a major shift in consumer behaviour towards mobile and visual communication. Emojis […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Igniting a Passion for Democracy: On the Fence
Written by Lana Lopesi Designers—as communication specialists and image-makers—build election campaigns as we know them. They communicate political messages to the masses, and create pathways from the public to the […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
The Reorientation of Objectspace: In Conversation with Kim Paton
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7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
DA Film Screening: Graphic Means, 11 May, Auckland
Design Assembly invites you to our eagerly-anticipated annual film events taking place in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. This year we are delighted to present Briar Levit’s Graphic Means.
Graphic Means Auckland
Thursday 11 May, 8.00pm arrival, film starts 8.15pm
Capitol Cinema
610 Dominion Road
Balmoral, Auckland
Tickets: $25 Professional / $20 Design Assembly Friend
(Not a DA Friend? Click here for details on how to sign up).
Up until just over 30 years ago, when the desktop computer debuted, the whole design production process would have been done primarily by hand, and with the aide of analog machines. The design and print industries used a variety of ways to get type and image onto film, plates, and finally to the printed page. Graphic Means is a journey through this transformative Mad Men-era of pre-digital design production to the advent of the desktop computer. It explores the methods, tools, and evolving social roles that gave rise to the graphic design industry as we know it today.