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FOCUS 2025 – Digital Innovation & Animation Graduate Exhibition Preview

Yoobee Colleges of Creative Innovation, Auckland Exhibition Opening NightWednesday 10 December 20256 PM – 8 PM Level 4, City Road CampusYoobee Colleges of Creative Innovation, Auckland FOCUS 2025 brings together […]

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Five Minutes with Meagan Bach

Ahead of our next Tāmaki Makaurau event on the 16th September, we caught up with designer Megan Bach, who along with Sarah Baker has designed Design & Sensing The New, a hands-on picnic event!

4 months ago by

Fresh From The Field — Bad Baker – By Dow Goodfolk

The Bad Baker team knew something wasn’t working and it was up to Dow Goodfolk to figure out what that was.

1 year ago by

Isthmus’s Boudewijn Thomas on Parametric Urbanism

This article has been reshared from isthmus.co.nz For the month of May we’re putting a focus on Design &…Business with featured thought leadership articles, events & workshops, and design projects from and […]

2 years ago by

“Well, what does the community think?” Isthmus’ Damian Powley talks Design & Placemaking

As designers within the public space or ‘Placemakers’, “What does the community think?” is a question that we get asked all the time—almost to justify the validity of a project.

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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 […]

3 years ago by

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 […]

3 years ago by

By Day By Night – Welby Ings, AUT

By Day By Night is an interview series that profiles design teachers from design schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. We learn about their role as a teacher and their own […]

3 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Dilmah – Make the World a Better Tea Campaign – By BrandAid, Assembly, Hope McConnell

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Telling the tale of tea – BrandAid were brought on […]

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Fresh From The Field — Creative HQ – Brand Identity – By Ocean Design

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Ocean Design shared with us their design response behind their recent […]

4 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Rockburgh Rebrand – By nim Creative

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Our friends over at nim Creative shared with us their design […]

4 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Flowerworks Branding – By Becca O’Shea

Becca O’Shea was approached by her client to develop a floristry cart brand with attitude. Playing off of the idea of fireworks, sparklers, and “bomb bouquets”, the final brand identity […]

4 years ago by

Under The Hood With… Matt Grantham, Creative Director of Onfire Design

Ahead of our next Under The Hood April event, we learnt more about our next speaker, Matt Grantham, Creative Director of Onfire Design. First things first, can you tell us a […]

4 years ago by

Fresh from the Field – Cascade Electrical By White Rabbit

White Rabbit was approached by Cascade Electrical to develop a new logo and business card. The resulting design is a clever play on the happy face which helps bridge an […]

4 years ago by

Under The Hood With… Nico and Linus, Creative Director and Art Director of Fox & Co

Ahead of our next Under The Hood April event, we learnt more about two of our speakers, Nico and Linus from Fox & Co.  First off, can you tell us a […]

4 years ago by

Louise Kellerman