Leading APAC industry mentorship program Assisterhood extends application deadline and invites Aotearoa to apply – By Assisterhood
Assisterhood, APAC’s leading mentorship program for underrepresented people in advertising, marketing, media, creative, film, tech, strategy, and business, has extended its 2026 application deadline to Friday 17 April. Born in […]
23 hours ago by Iris Kalff
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Come to the NZ Sign & Print Expo 2026
The NZ Sign & Print Expo is coming to Auckland Showgrounds on 17-19 June 2026, bringing together New Zealand’s largest gathering of print, signage and visual communication professionals. For designers, […]
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Fresh From The Field: Totally Legit Game + Networking Events – By Cheyenne Blackburn From Prevue
From a simple idea to a full world of cards, characters, and connection, our DA Friend, Cheyenne brings networking to life with Totally Legit. The brief My objective: Make networking […]
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On the Side with Design Duo MAKEBARDO
This series profiles our DA Friends and the side projects they’re working on to develop new skills, test ideas, help people and communities or just do, for the love of […]
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Five Minutes with… Shay Starrenburg
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 […]
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Five Minutes With… Hayden Burgess
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 […]
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Fresh From The Fields: HOME – By Daylight
HOME marks a new chapter for Growing Up in New Zealand, bringing the long-running study into a digital-first era. Daylight shares how the platform was designed to help rangatahi and […]
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MDGA March Motion Meetup – By MDGA
MDGA is back with their regular motion meetups. This time we’re at an all new venue, the Good Luck Coconut in Wynyard Quarter. Come along to chat motion, meet new […]
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From the Edges — What Is It, If It Is Not This? – By Thomas Cumming
In our ‘From The Edges’ series we feature Aotearoa NZ Academic Design Projects. Our practice as designers can be seen to be explored, pushed and perhaps become something entirely new […]
EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Apr 14
Design Assembly Join the Dots – April
Online conversations with and for DA Friends DA Friends Join the Dots is Design Assembly’s members-only online lunchtime event series. Running regularly throughout the year, each one-hour session brings designers […]
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Apr 23
Workshop: Rethinking Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau
Cultural Intelligence for Strategic Thinkers & Change Makers Learn how to influence the creation of strategy, organizational culture, communications and storytelling through culturally intelligent processes that deliver authentic and impactful […]
— Auckland
Apr 24
Workshop: Redesigning Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau
Culturally Authentic Creative Practice and Process Grow your cultural understanding for how to shape great brands, design, creative and storytelling through culturally authentic co-design process and practice. Experience & […]
— Auckland
May 06
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | May | Ōtautahi
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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