2026 Hot New Things: Jess McGeorge, Otago Polytechnic

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Ruby Ross-Hayes, Wellington School of Design Ngā Pae Māhutonga, Massey University   

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Waha – By Strategy Creative

Grounded in hā, whakapapa and kaupapa Māori, Strategy Creative’s identity for Waha is a future-facing brand where ancestral knowledge meets modern tools, created as a place for creativity and community […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Laura-Jane Gooderson, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland University of Technology

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Lucia Ko, Victoria University of Wellington

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Find My Way – By Carol Green

A community-made map turned keepsake, Carol Green’s Find My Way brings together the walking, cycling and driving journeys of Ōtāhuhu locals into one joyful, hot-pink celebration of place, people, and […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Page Hammond Hodge, Media Design School

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

New Zealand Design Week 2026

2-10 March 2026 – Shed 10, Queen’s Wharf & across Tāmaki Makaurau New Zealand Design Week (previously Auckland Design Week) returns in 2026 with A New Energy – a bold […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Sami Lewis, Yoobee School of Design

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Golden – By MAKEBARDO

A bright, thoughtful brand identity by DA Friend MAKEBARDO for Golden, celebrating the power of honest ingredients through a visual language inspired by beehives, books, and the joy of a […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Ned Iversen, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington / University of Texas at Austin

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Nikita Bellew, Media Design School

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

7 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Ads on Pads Brand Identity – By Hula

Hula shares the playful brand identity they created for Ads on Pads, a social enterprise using design to break taboos and help make period products free and accessible across Aotearoa. […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Ash McFarlane, Otago Polytechnic School of Design

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Fern Bell-Bowers, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau / AUT

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Ta Wik’ a Ta Rē Moriori | Moriori Language Week – By Ashleigh Ryan

Designed by Ashleigh Ryan, this Fresh From The Field showcases a bold, future-focused visual identity for the world’s first Moriori Language Week, celebrating ta rē Moriori, peace, and cultural renaissance. […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Yana Kulishenko, Toi Rauwhārangi Massey University

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Lola Crocker, YOOBEE

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Elicyon – By HNDRX

HNDRX honours Elicyon’s extraordinary archive of photography, crafting a digital design language that evolves with their ambition. The brief Elicyon is a London based design studio with a global reputation […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Ruby Crossan, Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Shayla Kara, Otago Polytechnic

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Forest Water – By MAKEBARDO

Step into the forests of Appalachia with Forest Water, a sparkling craft beverage brought to life by MAKEBARDO through a visual identity rooted in resilience, heritage, and mindful consumption. The […]

8 months ago by

2026 Hot New Things: Liam Bennett, Media Design School

Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]

8 months ago by

Meri Kirihimete

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to pause, rewind, and send our warmest wishes to each one of you. 2025 has been a wild ride, […]

9 months ago by

Fresh From The Field: Too Precious to Mine – By Bryce Groves

Bryce Groves takes us inside Too Precious to Mine, an intimate design response that turns advocacy, collaboration and native fauna into a small-format but big-impact project. The brief Several unique […]

9 months ago by