
Semi Permanent 2022, 5 minutes with . . . Wade and Leta
In the lead up to Semi Permanent this year we sat down for a cheeky interview with two of this year’s featured speakers, Wade and Leta. Semi Permanent is taking […]
4 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Aotearoa NZ Photographers – Koa Thomas
In our ‘Aotearoa Photographers’ series we sit down with NZ based photographers to learn more about their photographic practice and how their photography career got started. This week we chat […]
4 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — Skyzer Brand Photography – By Richards Partners
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. By using colour as the primary spokesperson along with elements […]
4 months ago by Jess Lowcher

By Day, By Night . . . Don Chooi
By Day, By Night is an interview series that profiles graphic design tutors from design schools throughout New Zealand. We learn about their role as a teacher and their own […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Juno Gin 2023 Blank Canvas Artist Call
Following the on-going success of Juno’s Blank Canvas competitions in 2021 and 2022, Juno Gin are now seeking artist submissions for their 2023 Seasonal Gin Releases. Each Artist Series bottle […]
5 months ago by Louise Kellerman

Fresh From The Field – ‘Auckland Transport Brand & Culture’ By ‘Ira’
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. This week Ira walk us through their recent work helping to […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

From the Edges – Romina Abasto, Masters in App Design at Wintec
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 […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh from the Field – Aetheria Product Design by Designerbloom
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. This week Designerbloom shared with us their recent product design […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Spring Conversations 2022 – Design for Everybody
Design For Everybody will invite 3 local creatives, (or creative adjacent individuals) to engage in an authentic discussion and Q&A about inclusion in the creative industry; What does it mean […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

What if your business had a Moral Compass?
Andy Wright shares with us some of the takeaways from this year’s Hard Refresh session, ‘Can your business have a moral compass’. During this session Tom Tapper, Nice and Serious’s […]
5 months ago by Andy Wright

DA Conversations Podcast with Kyra Clarke & Fiona Grieve of Threaded
Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. In this episode we talked with […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

NFT XFKTR Art Competition
For designers, artists, and illustrators interested in dipping their toes into the NFT art world the NFT XFKTR art competition may be a good place to start. Entrants are free […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

WATCH: Under the Hood August 2022 Recap
In August this year we went under the hood with two creative agencies: Libby & Ben and Milk, who each walked us through a recent design project from brief to […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh from the Field – Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa – EightyOne
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Starting from the ground up, EightyOne helped to develop the […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Behind the curtain with…Tonia Reid, Rocketspark Design Partner
In ‘Behind the curtain‘ interview series we sit down with Rocketspark Design Partners to learn more about their work in website design, how they got started, and how the Rocketspark […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2022 – First speakers announced
This press release was written and shared by our friends at Semi Permanent. Tickets for this year’s event can be purchased here. Creativity and design festival, Semi Permanent, will be […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — Amaia of Takapuna – By Richards Partners
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. With skyrocketing house prices and the death of the “quarter […]
5 months ago by Louise Kellerman

Under the hood with …Charlotte Sowman, Design Director at Libby & Ben
Ahead of our next online Under The Hood event on 31 August, we heard from one of our speakers, Charlotte Sowman, the design director at Libby & Ben. Charlotte chats […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Inhouse Luminaries … Kelsey Gee, High Impact Innovation Programme
In the ‘Inhouse Luminaries‘ series we profile some of the best and brightest designers in Aotearoa’s in-house design studios. This week we spoke with the Lead Designer at High Impact […]
5 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — Fuss Pot – By Curious
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Our friends at Curious take us behind their design response […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Meet our friends … Daylight
‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends around Aotearoa Today we […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher

INFLUX – showcase of postgraduate design
This article is proudly sponsored by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington The INFLUX exhibition is this year’s showcase of postgraduate design work at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — Hei Āhuru Mōwai – By Ira
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. This week the team at Ira walk us through their […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher

5 minutes with . . . Georgina Jervis, RAMP Festival Intern
Wintec Area Design student, Georgina Jervis, is the 2022 RAMP festival intern, we spoke to her to learn more about the opportunity, her background, studying at Wintec and what to […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher

World’s Best Typography exhibition coming to Objectspace
This Type Directors Club project will exhibit at the gallery for three days, spearheaded by creative agency Osborne Shiwan and sponsored by Klim Type Foundry. Direct from its New York […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher