Explore brand new design from Aotearoa New Zealand

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Five Minutes with Tony Hsiung

    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 Tony Hsiung, whose creative career has taken a few unexpected turns.…

  • Press Release – Beginners Letterpress Workshop – By Inkiana Press

    LEARN TO LETTERPRESS!A beginners workshop, at the Birkenhead LibrarySaturday August 15, 10.30 – 3.30Cost $125.00. You will be learning handsetting of type, setting up and printing small cards of your design, plus using wood type to set up and print your own poster.The workshop will give you a good understanding of the letterpress process, you’ll…

  • From the Edges — Being Mean to Books in Order to Find out the Meaning of Books – By Kayla Lythgoe

    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 where it exists at the edges of our practice in the world of academia. Free from the constraints of commercial outcomes and clients, designers explore…

  • Fresh From The Field: Big Ag and game of more – By Bryce Groves x Pixelpush

    What started with a scroll through the Fresh From The Field archives became an award-winning collaboration. Bryce Groves and Pixelpush joined forces to create Greenpeace Aotearoa’s Big Ag and Game of More campaign. The brief This project was a Design Assembly members collab at its best. Greenpeace Aotearoa tasked me with overseeing and producing an…

EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

Sep 02

Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | 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.

Sep 03

Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | 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.

Sep 04

Design Assembly Coffee Club | September | Whanganui | Free For All

DA Coffee Club is a relaxed in-person gathering for designers, creatives, and curious minds to connect over coffee, conversation, and community.   As we begin trialling Coffee Clubs in Whanganui, […]

Whanganui

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.