The Draft | 36 Days
While AUT design student’s were confined to their homes during lockdown level 3 and 4, The Draft launched a project to keep the community engaged and connected. The Draft is AUT’s internal design studio, situated in the Communication Design department. It aims to connect students from across the school with industry via external design projects…
21 hours ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
Under The Hood with… Sarah Johnston
DA and Adobe have partnered up our live online event series Under the Hood, the first of which is fast approaching on Thursday the 4th of June. We spoke to the presenters to learn more about their design career, process, the project they will be sharing and their hopes for the future of Aotearoa design.…
2 days ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
Under The Hood with… Manuel Payán
DA and Adobe have partnered up our live online event series Under the Hood, the first of which is fast approaching on Thursday the 4th of June. We spoke to the presenters to learn more about their design career, process, the project they will be sharing and their hopes for the future of Aotearoa design.…
5 days ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
DA Pulse Check #6 – Conversations on Covid-19 and Aotearoa NZ Design
Join us for a candid conversation on how Aotearoa NZ designers and design studios are doing right now and how their work and business has been affected by the COVID pandemic response. Thanks to our principal partners Blutui, Portfolio Recruitment, mychillybin, and Streamtime,as we navigate the post-covid landscape DA is continuing our video conversations with Aotearoa NZ…
6 days ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
Meet the Makers (& educators) behind Project Make: Nathan Walker
Project Make champions the role of design and design education in New Zealand and encourages folk to make things together. We spoke with the educators about their individual journeys, collective approach to design education, what sparked the initiative and the positive impacts their teaching is having. https://project-make.com/ Today we hear from Nathan Walker: Nathan is…
6 days ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
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Fresh From the Field – OneFortyOne by Voice
This Fresh From The Field by Voice Brand Agency features a cohesive Brand Strategy, Visual Identity, and Brand Guidelines for a business experiencing rapid growth. If you have new or recent work that you would like to share in Fresh from the Field email nicole@designassembly.org.nz for details. The Brief: OneFortyOne is a vertically integrated,…
7 days ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
2020 Dieline Awards – NZ winners
Design Assembly extends our heartfelt congratulations to all the New Zealand winners and finalists for the 2020 Dieline Awards. The benchmark for impeccably-designed packaging of consumer products, The Dieline Awards recognise the absolute best from designers and design agencies worldwide. The awards (in their 10th year), have become the standard which brand owners, consumers, and…
1 week ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
Meet our Friends… White Rabbit
Design Assembly has become the home of New Zealand visual design – providing a collaborative digital and physical platform for kiwi visual designers to learn, keep up-to-date and be inspired. We couldn’t do that without the support of our Friends. This series profiles some of the studios and individuals who have shown their love and…
1 week ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
5 minutes with… Charlotte McCrae
DA loved the impactful series of posters Charlotte McCrae produced for Mate Act Now. Charlotte is a Graphic Designer and Creative based in Auckland. She graduated from Massey University School of Design in 2012 and has previously worked in Melbourne, Auckland and London. She believes that design should look nice but mean something. She is…
2 weeks ago by Nicole Arnett Phillips
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