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Recap: Design & AI Autumn Conversations events

12 months ago by Jess Lowcher

We’ve just wrapped our 2023 Autumn Conversations event across the three cities – Auckland, Wellington, & Christchurch.

Along with providing an opportunity for Aotearoa NZ’s design community to connect in person, our biannual conversation events are also a platform for the community to air out their ideas, critiques, and questions around relevant topics affecting the industry.

With this year’s theme of ‘Design & AI’ – in Auckland we touched on topics like how AI is changing the landscape of marketing and advertising and what that means for designers. At Wellington’s event, we reflected on the intersection of AI and Te Ao Māori. In Christchurch, we talked about ways to elevate our design practice through AI tools.

Check out some of the images from the events below and for our DA Friends who weren’t able to attend the events in person, you can watch the recap of the Auckland Design & AI event below.

Big thanks to our event sponsors: Rocketspark, mychillybin, BookPrint, and Streamtime

And to our drinks sponsors: Karma Drinks and Major Major

Keen to continue the Design & AI learning for your team?

Coming up in June is the ‘Taking advantage of AI to elevate your design practice’ workshop.

In this workshop, you’ll learn about the benefits and drawbacks of AI in design and the science of prompting, and engage in exercises ranging from beginner to advanced levels. 

You’ll explore the areas where AI can collaborate with humans and answer questions that humans can’t. By the end of the session, you’ll have gained new insights into the world of AI in design and practical takeaways to implement in your own work.

*DA Friends save $100 on their workshop tickets.

2023 Design & AI event – Auckland:

2023 Design & AI event – Wellington

2023 Design & AI event – Christchurch

For our DA Friends who weren’t able to attend the events in person, you can rewatch the Auckland Design & AI event here. ( Use the access code emailed to you )

New around here? Consider joining the fam as a DA Friend for 2023.

We have membership types for all size designers – from the student through to large studios. Your DA membership helps to support the Aotearoa design community and gives you discounts to our workshops and events along with profiling opportunities throughout the year.