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Press Release: The Playground Studio – By The Playground Studio
What if, for a little while, you could step outside the roles, expectations and rules of everyday life? The Playground Studio is an immersive participatory experience that invites adults to explore possible versions of themselves through making, movement, imagination and play. Rather than asking you to define who you are or decide who you should…
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Fresh From The Field: Elmore Booth – By PERKS
It takes two. PERKS marks Elmore Booth’s next chapter with an identity built around two architects, two perspectives and the point where they meet. The brief Oli Booth Architecture had evolved into a creative partnership and needed an identity to reflect. The rename to Elmore Booth wasn’t simply a cosmetic change, it marked a…
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Press Releas: The Future of Print — Panel Discussion – By Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University
The Future of Print — Panel Discussion The Pit, Block 12, Massey University College of Creative Arts. Wellington, Wellington Tuesday, September 8, 5:30 PM–8 PM Join leading experts in typography, print culture, and design history, including Vanessa Wairata Edwards-Buerger, Professor Indra Kupferschmid, Kris Sowersby, and Professor Johnson Witehira, as they explore the past, present, and…
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Five Minutes with… Montina Xu
Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and depth of design practice in our network. Today we speak with Design Club member Montina Xu from PHQ, whose path into UX began with a…
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Fresh From The Field: Fresh From The Field – Google Play G-STAR minigames – By PHQ Studios
Press play! PHQ Studios transformed Google Play’s G-STAR booth into a high-energy arcade experience that kept more than 7,000 gamers coming back for more. The brief Google Play tasked PHQ with creating a hero experience for their booth at G-STAR, Korea’s premier gaming festival that attracts over 200,000 gamers and industry leaders. The brief called…
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In Motion with….Dan McKay
In this series we’re shining a light on some of the people who breathe life and action into design, Aotearoa NZ’s motion designers. This week we sat down with Dan MckKay, a 3D motion designer and digital artist with a love for cinematic storytelling, title sequences and character-driven worlds. Brought to you in collaboration with…
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Five Minutes with… Sam van der Weerden
Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and depth of design practice in our network. Today we speak with Design Club member Sam van der Weerden, who proves that redesigning a bus map…
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Fresh From The Field: Cute & Co – By Onfire Design
Cute by name, clever by design. Onfire gives Cute & Co a fresh new look where connection is all that matters. The brief In just four years, Cute & Co nappies grew from launch to 10% market share, a genuine challenger to the legacy brands. But as competition intensified and new brands entered the category,…
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Tāmaki Makaurau
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | October | Pōneke
EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Sep 11
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Tāmaki Makaurau
DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.
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Oct 07
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | October | Pōneke
DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.
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Oct 09
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | October | Tāmaki Makaurau
DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.
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Oct 16
Design Assembly Join the Dots – October
About DA Friends Connect DA Friends Connect is Design Assembly’s members-only online lunchtime event series. Running regularly throughout the year, each one-hour session brings designers together from across Aotearoa New Zealand to share ideas, exchange experiences, and learn from one another.
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