Otago Polytechnic Debrief 2022: Beneath the Surface
Debrief is an annual end of year showcase presented by the Otago Polytechnic School of Design. Debrief proudly displays its graduates’ final projects across the three disciplines of Fashion, Product and Communication. Debrief22 explores the process and ideas ebbing and flowing beneath the surface of a polished piece of design.
AUCKLAND DA Event: EOY Wrap Party 2022
Join your fellow designers and creatives to share our experiences of this year and celebrate the start of summer! This is a low-key networking event for members of our Design Assembly community and beyond. Your ticket will gain you entry into the East Street Hall courtyard, a tasty pizza that will be warm and on […]
Wintec School of Media Arts Creative Showcase
NOV - DEC 2022 Fresh talent from the School of Media Arts share their mahi and perform for their peers, whānau and the public. Come celebrate this next wave of creatives at one (or more) of our showcase events in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. The events represent the range of disciplines studied at The School of […]
WELLINGTON DA Event: EOY Wrap Party 2022
Join your fellow designers and creatives to share our experiences of this year and celebrate the start of summer! This is a low-key networking event for members of our Design Assembly community and beyond, hosted by our good Design Assembly Friends at Isthmus. Your ticket will gain you entry into Isthmus, nibbles and a couple of […]
“Kaleidoscope” – Yoobee Creative Digital Design Students Exhibition
We are shining light on students work at Yoobee’s upcoming Creative Digital Design Kaleidoscope Diploma showcase A kaleidoscope creates movement and reflection – with light and change we can bring things together to create magic. The world is ever changing and it’s through this change, we are given the opportunities to create. We overlap and […]
WELLINGTON DA Event: DA Women In Design Lunch
Design Assembly was born out of the desire to see more representation and participation for women in the creative industry in Aotearoa—all this time later, we are still fostering this mission. We're celebrating International Womens Day (everyday) with a private lunch for our female-identifying Design Assembly Friends. Max 2 tickets per studio or 1 per individual […]
AUCKLAND DA Event: DA Women In Design Lunch
Design Assembly was born out of the desire to see more representation and participation for women in the creative industry in Aotearoa—all this time later, we are still fostering this mission. We're celebrating International Womens Day (everyday) with a private lunch our female-identifying Design Assembly Friends at Orphan's Kitchen. Strictly limited to 30 spots. P.S: […]
CHRISTCHURCH DA Event: Women in Design Lunch
Design Assembly was born out of the desire to see more representation and participation for women in the creative industry in Aotearoa—all this time later, we are still fostering this mission. We’re celebrating International Womens Day (everyday) with a private lunch our female-identifying Design Assembly Friends at Orphan’s Kitchen. A private event for our female […]
ONLINE DA Event: Under The Hood March — Women In Design
Under The Hood March 2023 Get Tickets You are invited to join us online as two creatives walk us through how a design project worked. Each designer will share the brief, how they approached it, talk us through that internal feedback loop – This is too hard! It’s not working! Why did I decide to be a […]
AUCKLAND DA Event: Autumn Conversations – Design & AI
Welcome to Design Assembly New Zealand Autumn Conversations! In this event, we’ll be exploring the fascinating intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Our theme is “Design and AI: How to use AI in your design process.” Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code The world of design […]
WELLINGTON DA Events: Autumn Conversations – Design & AI
Welcome to Design Assembly New Zealand Autumn Conversations! In this event, we’ll be exploring the fascinating intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Our theme is “Design and AI: How to use AI in your design process.” Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code The world of design […]
CHRISTCHURCH DA Event: Autumn Conversations – Design & AI
Welcome to Design Assembly New Zealand Autumn Conversations. In this event, we’ll be exploring the fascinating intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Our theme is “Design and AI: How to use AI in your design process.” The world of design is constantly evolving, and AI is one of the most exciting developments of recent years. […]
‘Type as Monument’: a talk by Alistair McCready (Monolith)
Alistair McCready’s Type as Monument returns, this time in Te Whanganui-a-Tara on 11 May 2023 The Aotearoa chapter of the Society of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) and Design Assembly invite you to an evening exploring typographic design and its history with Alistair McCready from Monolith. Meet at the Isthmus Te Whanganui-a-Tara studio on […]
ONLINE WEBINAR: How to protect your brand with Word – An introduction to building Word templates
In this 45 minute session we’ll delve into the world of Word templates, and how they can help businesses look after the brands you’ve created for them, all in the context of a high-speed letterhead template demonstration build. Who is the workshop for? This is for anyone who wants to demystify the world of […]
AUCKLAND Tāmaki Makaurau DA Event | Annual Pub Quiz 2023
The DA Annual Pub Quiz is back for 2023! Join us on Thursday 15 June for an evening of graphic design, arts and culture trivia to win the great Design Assembly Annual Quiz....along with bragging rights and the 'oh-so-desirable' kitsch DA trophy to proudly display in a prominent spot! Pit the combined brainpower of your […]
AUCKLAND | Welcome to Te Ao Māori with Johnson McKay
Please note: at this stage this is the only 'Welcome to Te Ao Māori' workshop we will be running this year Welcome to Te Ao Māori Design Assembly in partnership with Ira is delighted to announce 'Welcome to Te Ao Māori' Workshop at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae Unitec in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland on Thursday 22 […]
AUCKLAND | Redesigning Aotearoa with Johnson McKay
Please note: at this stage this is the only 'Redesigning Aotearoa' workshop we will be running this year Redesigning Aotearoa Design Assembly in partnership with Ira is delighted to announce 'Redesigning Aotearoa' | a workshop at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae Unitec in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland on Friday 23 June 2023. This workshop is a full-day, immersive experience […]
ONLINE DA EVENT | Under The Hood | July 2023
You are invited to join us online as two creatives walk us through how a design project worked. Each designer will share the brief, how they approached it, talk us through that internal feedback loop – This is too hard! It’s not working! Why did I decide to be a designer?! – and out to the other […]
Auckland | DA Lunch Club
This winter edition of the DA Lunch Club is for all those who work in management and leadership roles within Aotearoa NZ creative businesses. Join us for a delicious meal while we connect with leaders in the creative industry and learn from our featured speakers who'll be sharing and discussing what healthy creative businesses look like. Special […]
RAMP Festival
"Haere Mai Ramp 2023 In recent times, we’re seeing the escalation of the adverse effects of humanity as we lose literal and psychic space in our built and virtual environments. In some ways, art is akin to the creative act of nature, which made us think, what can the arts do to respond to […]
HAMILTON: DA x Rocketspark Kōrero
Join your local designer community for an informal get-together – a chance to share a drink and some kai and have a conversation with your design friends old and new. First drink on Design Assembly. This event at Last Place Bar is proudly brought to you by Design Assembly and Rocketspark in celebration of the […]
CHRISTCHURCH: Brunch By The Beach
Come along to the New Brighton Surf Club for a unique event created for freelance graphic designers! DA Friends can use the code DAFRIEND at checkout for a discount on their tickets. Brunch by the Beach in Christchurch is an opportunity to connect with other local designers, learn from Matt Innes about his award-winning branding […]
AUCKLAND TĀMAKI MAKAURAU DA Event: Spring Conversations | Design & Placemaking
Welcome to Design Assembly's Spring Conversations 2023! This time we will be exploring the role that design plays in creating a sense of place. Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for […]
ONLINE EVENT | Freelancing Diaries: All about ACC
This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives find financial success and navigate self-employed life. In this free webinar Hnry's Customer Finance Manager, Sophie Parrott, will be taking us through some of the key things creative freelancers need to know about ACC - including how […]
Doing Design Differently Auckland: Panel with George Aye
CoDesignCo, in collaboration with the University of Auckland's Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries, presents the "Doing Design Differently Auckland: Panel with George Aye," which critically examines the evolving landscape of social design in Australia and Aotearoa, emphasising ethical considerations. George Aye, co-founder of Greater Good Studio, will be joined by panellists Cecelia Faumuina, Kaan […]
CHRISTCHURCH ŌTAUTAHI DA Event: Spring Conversations | Design & Placemaking
Welcome to Design Assembly's Spring Conversations 2023! This time we will be exploring the role that design plays in creating a sense of place. Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for […]
WELLINGTON PŌNEKE DA Event: Spring Conversations | Design & Placemaking
Welcome to Design Assembly's Spring Conversations 2023! This time we will be exploring the role that design plays in creating a sense of place. Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for […]
Creatives for Climate Auckland Climate Festival Panel
Creatives for Climate is a global movement of storytellers and solutionists divesting their talent from destruction, and using their narrative power to build a just and regenerative world The global NGO has a mission and mandate to kick start an action plan across Aotearoa, and as a first step, is inviting local industry leaders to […]
ONLINE: Under the Hood | 11 October 2023
You are invited to join us online as two creatives walk us through how a design project worked. Each designer will share the brief, how they approached it, talk us through that internal feedback loop – This is too hard! It’s not working! Why did I decide to be a designer?! – and out to the other […]
2023 Pitch Graduate Showcase | Ara
2023 Pitch Graduate Showcase for Bachelor of Design, Visual Communication is on now until 25th Oct 2023. Industry folks, you are invited to come along Thursday, 19 October The exhibition will be taking place at the Kahukura building
Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka EOYE 2023
Te Kura Hoahoa—School of Design Innovation students from first to third year demonstrate their creativity and mahi in the annual End of Year Exhibition. The exhibition honours students and their achievements while shining a light on Aotearoa's future Designers and creatives. All of the Design Innovation studies courses' work is on exhibit. This exhibition brings […]
Brunch by the Bay
Come together at Brunch by the Bay in Auckland to connect with other local designers, hear from Laura Feaveryear about her design journey, and get practical advice from a panel of successful freelancers. Plus, enjoy some tasty brunch snacks alongside your fellow creatives. Use discount code DAFRIEND to get a discounted ticket Featured Speaker: […]
Wintec Graduate Creative Showcase
The Wintec graduate Creative Showcase is taking place between 16-25 Nov. The Media, Art, & Design Exhibition opening night will be 16 Nov 4:30-9pm and 17 Nov 10-2pm.
Otago Polytechnic EOY Exhibition | ‘Debrief’
Product Design Showcase opening night: 16 Nov ‘Debrief’. 5:30pm in The Hub, Forth St, Dunedin. Communication Design Showcase opening night: 17 Nov, ‘Debrief’. 5:30pm Ōwheo, Anzac Ave, Dunedin
AUT Art & Design Graduate Showcase
Come along to view and celebrate the work of the graduating students from AUT’s School of Art and Design - Kura Toi a Hoahoa. The student work represents the culmination of an educational experience, exploring a range of art and design topics, issues, approaches, and technologies. Opening night: Thursday 16 November WE & WM Buildings, AUT […]
DA Workshop Tāmaki Makaurau | Elevating Design Leadership: From Manager to Coach
DA WORKSHOP TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Elevating Design Leadership: From Manager to Coach Do you manage people or lead a team in your role? Design Assembly presents a workshop to support you to navigate the challenges and opportunities you face leading people in your work. We all can remember the best and the worst boss we ever […]
Unitec | DCA Gradshow
The Unitec Graduate Showcase is being held 23-25 November with the opening night held on 23 Nov.
ReDesign | University of Auckland Graduate Showcase
The Design Programme at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland challenges traditionally siloed design disciplines, exploring the power of design thinking across various industries. Design is one of the only disciplines that bridges many fields, and it is at this intersection that great things are possible. The ReDesign Graduate Show exhibition features work by University […]
Design for Health Symposium 2023
This year, AUT's D4H symposium will explore how designers work with communities to bring their solutions to life, with a specific focus on rangatahi as the leaders of the future. Mainstream providers have a role in working with those most underserved. They must also give space and time to allow rangatahi to lead and design […]
Online Event | The Freelancing Diaries | Preparing yourself for the end of the financial year
Freelancing Diaries: Preparing for the end of the financial year
We've teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’ | a series helping freelancing creatives find financial success and navigate self-employed life.