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 […]
AUCKLAND DA Workshop: Taking advantage of AI to elevate your design practice
*DA Friends receive $150 off per ticket. Join as a DA Friend Today! **DA Plus Friends, if you'd like to apply one of your free workshop tickets email us for the access code. Following on from the Autumn Conversation series exploring AI & Design, we invite you to join Giselle Scott (Digital Product Designer […]
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 Half-day Workshop | Motion Design for Designers | 2 August 2023
AUCKLAND DA half-day workshop | Motion Design for Designers Would you like us to run this workshop in Christchurch or Wellington? Email kate@designassembly.org.nz to register your interest. We need 10 people to run a DA Workshop in your area. As we all know...the world is in constant motion and it’s time to leave that boring static design […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DA Workshop | PŌNEKE WELLINGTON | Welcome to Te Ao Māori with Johnson McKay
Design Assembly, in partnership with Ira, is delighted to announce a 'Welcome to Te Ao Māori' workshop in Pōneke Wellington on Thursday 21 September 2023. This workshop is a full-day, immersive experience dedicated to developing cultural intelligence and creative solutions through a Te Ao Māori worldview. The only cultural workshop created specifically for those who […]
DA Workshop | PŌNEKE WELLINGTON | Redesigning Aotearoa with Johnson McKay
Redesigning Aotearoa Design Assembly in partnership with Ira is delighted to announce 'Redesigning Aotearoa' a workshop in Pōneke Wellington on Friday 22 September 2023. This workshop is a full-day, immersive experience dedicated to developing cultural intelligence and creative solutions through a Te Ao Māori worldview. The only cultural workshop created specifically for those who work with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
DA Webinar | Under the Hood | Women in Design
You are invited to join us online as two designers 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 side to client love and project success. All of these insights in a quick conversational talk and additional time for live Q&A.
DA Workshop Ōtautahi | Building Brands on Big Ideas with Rupert de Paula
Design Assembly presents a workshop to help supercharge your design process with an ideas-led methodology. BUILDING BRANDS ON BIG IDEAS Big ideas are traditionally perceived as the realm of advertising. But have as much importance and power within branding — if not more. In fact, the best design work in the world is rooted in […]
DA Event | Women in Design DAY | Design and You
Design Assembly is excited to introduce the inaugural DA Women in Design Day (Design and You) 2024 — an annual event dedicated to fostering community, celebration, and education among women in the design industry in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The talks will explore the theme 'The personal is political: How has your background, life experiences and values shaped your design practice to live a life in design?
AUTUMN CONVERSATIONS | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Welcome to Design Assembly's Autumn Conversations 2024!
This time we will be exploring the subject of Design & Planet.
After the talks, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask the speakers your burning questions and engage in a lively discussion with fellow attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field and gain valuable insights into the impact designers can have in this area.
AUTUMN CONVERSATIONS | Pōneke Wellington
Welcome to Design Assembly's Autumn Conversations 2024!
This time we will be exploring Design & Planet.
After the talks, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask the speakers your burning questions and engage in a lively discussion with fellow attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field and gain valuable insights into the impact designers can have in this area.
AUTUMN CONVERSATIONS | Ōtautahi Christchurch
Welcome to Design Assembly's Autumn Conversations 2024!
This time we will be exploring Design & Planet.
After the talks, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask the speakers your burning questions and engage in a lively discussion with fellow attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field and gain valuable insights into the impact designers can have in this area.
Streamtime and DBC Happier, Healthier Business Canvas Workshop | Pōneke
Following years of creative agency business management and consulting and building on more recent research and accreditation in workplace wellbeing, Carol, Greg and Andy have joined forces to create a diagnostic tool to help manage happier, healthier creative businesses.
DA Lunch Club 2024 with Never Not Creative | Pōneke
Join your creative and design industry peers for the 2024 edition of the DA Lunch Club brought to you by Never Not Creative.
This year's edition of the DA Club centres around the question:
“How do we create psychological safety in our industry and our workplaces?”
Never Not Creative has been investigating the mental wellbeing of the creative, media and marketing industries since 2018. While improvements in understanding and stigma have been observed, there’s still plenty of work to do.
Streamtime and DBC Happier, Healthier Business Canvas Workshop | Tāmaki Makaurau
Following years of creative agency business management and consulting and building on more recent research and accreditation in workplace wellbeing, Carol, Greg and Andy have joined forces to create a diagnostic tool to help manage happier, healthier creative businesses.
DA Lunch Club 2024 with Never Not Creative | Tāmaki Makaurau
Join your creative and design industry peers for the 2024 edition of the DA Lunch Club brought to you by Never Not Creative.
This year's edition of the DA Club centres around the question:
“How do we create psychological safety in our industry and our workplaces?”
Never Not Creative has been investigating the mental wellbeing of the creative, media and marketing industries since 2018. While improvements in understanding and stigma have been observed, there’s still plenty of work to do.
DA Webinar | Under the Hood | AI
You are invited to join us online as two designers walk us through how a 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 side to client love and project success. All of these insights in a quick conversational talk and additional time for live Q&A.
DA Workshop | The Business of Design with Laura Feavearyear | Tāmaki Makaurau
Stepping out on your own can be daunting for even the most experienced designer, running a business calls for many hats to be worn every day along with doing the work. This course is designed to give you ideas and inspiration to get a head start into freelancing, with lessons and tricks I’ve learned along the way.
Online Event | The Freelancing Diaries | Pros & Cons of being a Sole Trader vs Company
Freelancing Diaries: April topic to be confirmed. Watch this space!
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.
DA Workshop | Winter Lunch & Learn Series 2024 | No 1 | Discover Your Designer DNA with Jason Biggs
DESIGN ASSEMBLY WINTER LUNCH & LEARN SERIES As the weather cools down and we cosy-up indoors, we invite you to join us for a trio of online workshops from the comfort of your office or couch. Three different presenters will lead you through a one and a half hour, lunchtime learning session with plenty of […]
DA Workshop | Winter Lunch & Learn Series | Three workshop ticket bundle
Design Assembly Winter Lunch & Learn Series 2024
As the weather cools down and we cosy-up indoors, we invite you to join us for a trio of online workshops from the comfort of your office or couch. Three different presenters will lead you through a one and a half hour, lunchtime learning session with plenty of opportunities for questions and input along the way. So grab your mug of soup and a blanket, and join us for the Design Assembly Winter Lunch & Learn Series 2024!
We have created a bundle that includes tickets to all three workshops and saves you 25% off the individual prices.
Dates
Lunch & Learn One | 19 June | Discover Your Designer DNA Webinar with Jason Biggs
Lunch & Learn Two | 24 July | Design for Gender Justice with Dr Sarah Baker
Lunch & Learn Three | 21 August | Digital Sustainability with Kyoko Locussol
DA Workshop | Redesigning Aotearoa with Johnson McKay, Raukura Huata & Sarai Morris Tāmaki Makaurau
Design Assembly presents the 2024 module of Johnson McKay's ever-popular Te Ao Māori workshops.
Johnson will be updating the content for this year's full-day workshop to keep it current and make it relevant to everyone; whether you are just starting out on your Te Ao Māori journey or have attended his workshops in the past.
DA Webinar | Under the Hood | Māori Design
You are invited to join us online as two designers 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 side to client love and project success. All of these insights in a quick conversational talk and additional time for live Q&A.
DA Workshop | Winter Lunch & Learn Series 2024 | No 2 | Designing for Gender Justice with Dr Sarah Baker
DESIGN ASSEMBLY WINTER LUNCH & LEARN SERIES As the weather cools down and we cosy-up indoors, we invite you to join us for a trio of online workshops from the comfort of your office or couch. Three different presenters will lead you through a one and a half hour, lunchtime learning session with plenty of […]
Design without Limits – SquareKicker Masterclass | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland | DA x Squarespace
Join the SquareKicker team for an immersive masterclass on harnessing custom design to elevate your website's impact.
Creative Journeys | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland | DA x Squarespace
You're invited to Creative Journeys: How Aotearoa NZ Designers & Creatives are crafting their own livelihoods powered by Squarespace and Design Assembly.
A live and FREE in-person event for the Aotearoa NZ creative community.
Our panel discussion will showcase five, self-employed Aotearoa NZ creatives and we'll be exploring each of their different creative pathways, how they’ve navigated crafting a livelihood aligned with their values, digital tools for maintaining productivity, and the challenges that have shaped where they are today.
SPRING CONVERSATIONS: Design & New Horizons | Pōneke Wellington
Explore that which exists beyond our line of sight – past the immediate and the obvious. Together, we will examine, discuss and expand our individual and collective ideas about design – What is it? What could it be? Where does its value lie now, and next? Spring into action now to book your spot.
SPRING CONVERSATIONS: Design & New Horizons | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Explore that which exists beyond our line of sight – past the immediate and the obvious. Together, we will examine, discuss and expand our individual and collective ideas about design – What is it? What could it be? Where does its value lie now, and next? Spring into action now to book your spot.
SPRING CONVERSATIONS: Design & New Horizons | Ōtautahi Christchurch
Explore that which exists beyond our line of sight – past the immediate and the obvious. Together, we will examine, discuss and expand our individual and collective ideas about design – What is it? What could it be? Where does its value lie now, and next? Spring into action now to book your spot.
WEBINAR: Under the Hood – Design & New Horizons
Join us online for Under the Hood: Design & New Horizons. Two forward-thinking designers will share a recent design brief, their approach, the project’s success and how they envision the future of design past the immediate and the obvious.