DA Autumn Conversations is all about connecting people-to-people and people-to-ideas.
We will explore this year’s theme of “Design and Planet” through discussions around planet-centered design and educating clients about sustainable practices.
The format for the evening will include talks from our 3 featured speakers followed by a Q&A with all of the speakers.
These events will be taking place in Tāmaki Makaurau on 4 Apr, Pōneke on 9 Apr, and Ōtautahi on 15 Apr.
Learning how to organise, describe and present the information in your website or app is one of the fundamental skills that makes up UX design. Information architecture is the glue that holds complex digital products together and enables users to navigate and make sense of them. This introductory course teaches you the basics of designing […]
There is a growing demand for authentic products, experiences and connection with people and community. This has created a growing desire to authentically engage with and share Māori culture, narratives and forms of expression. This workshop is designed to help anyone who would like to explore and understand authentic Māori Design, in a supportive and accepting environment.
his practical course focuses on design for screens, from application user interfaces to web design. This course could be taken as a complement to one of our user centered design courses or as a stand alone course for designers, developers and product managers who want to learn more about making design decisions for screens. NOTE: […]
This practical course focuses on design for screens, from application user interfaces to web design. This course could be taken as a complement to one of our user centered design courses or as a stand alone course for designers, developers and product managers who want to learn more about making design decisions for screens. NOTE: […]
Get hands-on experience of a digital UX design project from start to finish in this intensive one day workshop. This course is designed to give you an understanding of the principles behind a modern user centered design process and practical experience of some of the most common activities you will encounter in a typical user experience project. The day is designed so you can apply what you learn immediately to your current projects and also use what you learn as a base for further study.
User testing designs through prototyping helps us to safely explore risky ideas, get a feel for how real people will respond to our designs and most importantly lets us fail cheaply and privately instead of publicly and expensively. But how many users do we need? How do we identify what to test? How do we […]
Design Assembly is excited to bring you a morning of conversations dedicated to those who are self-employed, celebrating the alluring yet intricate art that is freelancing.
User testing designs through prototyping helps us to safely explore risky ideas, get a feel for how real people will respond to our designs and most importantly lets us fail cheaply and privately instead of publicly and expensively. But how many users do we need? How do we identify what to test? How do we […]
This course combines all our one day courses into a week long deep-dive into experience design. It takes you through a full digital UX project from initial research to finished design. The week is designed to give you an understanding of the principles behind a modern user centered design process and practical experience of some […]
Nicole Arnett Phillips and Sarah Maxey will guide participants through a wine tasting, drawing based workshop where participants will use visual language to convey the characteristics of New Zealand’s wine culture in a series of guided briefs (to design a sequence of wine labels). It is a social and interactive evening, sure to delight the senses!
This course combines all our one day courses into a week long deep-dive into experience design. It takes you through a full digital UX project from initial research to finished design. The week is designed to give you an understanding of the principles behind a modern user centered design process and practical experience of some […]
Through his own journey, Matt will guide you through the importance of developing and communicating a compelling brand story on ‘pack’. Understanding the client / their business, their products and consumers, to be empathic to them as well as the retail environment the product will live in. To dissect what the client wants to achieve while keeping an eye on opportunities they might have overlooked.
Double Denim's Directors are coming to Auckland for a full-day workshop & talk consisting of 2 sessions: 'How to make Impact' with Anna Dean and 'Unlocking the 23 trillion dollar economy' with Angela Meyer.
Design Assembly is delighted to present design and advertising account management expert Sarah Ritchie for this half-day business workshop in Wellington.
Are you a self-employed designer? A design agency account manager? Or do you run a small design agency? You'll know that maintaining great client relationships is just as important as producing great design work to guarantee financial success—but working with clients and ensuring your work remains profitable can be two of the biggest challenges you'll face. In this fully-interactive workshop we'll hit the issues head-on and tackle the tough questions that YOU want to ask. The power is in your hands!
Click here to register Location: Fully remote, delivered on Zoom Understand how to create an information architecture that helps people find and understand the information they need from your product. The Information Architecture Basics workshop is 8 hours, spread over two mornings: Wednesday 24th August: 9 am - 1 pm Thursday 25th August: 9 am […]
*7:30 to 8:30 every morning from 5 Sept - 9 Sept Better UX for Government. A Free Morning Workshop Series (with coffee, of course). A series of free ‘before work’ UX workshops for people who work in public service and want to build their expertise in a human centred approach to user experience design. […]
The creative & business community connects people to ideas, products and services that shape who we are as a people and a nation. This workshop enables you to take your first brave steps into Te Ao Māori (the Māori worldview) to deepen your understanding of Māori culture, values and perspectives. This workshop will increase your […]
Globally, there is a hunger for authentic brands, experiences and a connection with people and community. This has created an increased desire to authentically engage with and share Māori culture, narratives and forms of expression. Learn how to create authentic Māori cultural design and narratives at this full day workshop. Prices: $450+gst Professional | $350+gst […]
Even the best creative work can fall at the final hurdle — the client presentation. Telling the story of your work in a compelling way and equipping your client with reasons to say yes are vital skills for anyone in the design industry. Presenting the work well helps open the door to doing the work […]
This event is sold out! Join the waitlist to be notified if a space becomes available. Building on the previous success of Raul Sarrot’s strategy webinars and workshops, in this 3-hour hands-on session Raul will offer a deeper dive into the world of strategy focussing specifically on how to translate business purpose into a meaningful strategy that […]
Click here to register Location: Fully remote, delivered on Zoom Discover the basics of content strategy. Learn the fundamentals of content strategy theory and what makes a successful content strategy. Springload's introduction to content strategy workshop is 8 hours, spread over two mornings: Thursday, 24 November: 9 am - 1 pm Friday, 25 November: 9 […]
**Ticket sales close 27 Feb What would happen if we could finally put a name to the things we do best – our innate personality strengths – and access them on the daily to help achieve our personal and career goals? Discover Your Designer DNA We all have talents; naturally recurring ways of thinking, feeling, […]
Workshop Venue TBC What would happen if we could finally put a name to the things we do best – our innate personality strengths – and access them on the daily to help achieve our personal and career goals? Discover Your Designer DNA We all have talents; naturally recurring ways of thinking, feeling, or […]
What would happen if we could finally put a name to the things we do best – our innate personality strengths – and access them on the daily to help achieve our personal and career goals? Discover Your Designer DNA We all have talents; naturally recurring ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving that can be […]
A deep dive into the art of writing and presenting, to help you support your design work. In the first half of the day, we’ll step above the nuts and bolts of grammar and spelling and look at what makes good writing good, so you can develop your confidence with the written word. In the […]
A deep dive into the art of writing and presenting, to help you support your design work. In the first half of the day, we’ll step above the nuts and bolts of grammar and spelling and look at what makes good writing good, so you can develop your confidence with the written word. In the […]
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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
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 […]
"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 […]
Our friends at UX Gym are hosting this UX Crash Course workshop in both Auckland and Wellington. Get hands-on experience of a human-centred approach to UX design in this intensive one-day course. This course gives you a solid grounding in the principles and theories behind a modern, user-centred design process and practical experience taking […]
Our friends at UX Gym are hosting this Design Research workshop A practical introduction to user or customer research. Learn the theory and practise the methods of modern design research as you design a research project from scratch, implement it, analyse the findings, and communicate the insights you discover. How does it work? This […]
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 […]
This workshop is hosted by our friends at UX Gym. Learn how to design a user interface (UI) by learning how people understand and make decisions when using screen-based interfaces, and how to respond to this when making your own design decisions. In this course you put everything you learn into practice by creating your […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]