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- February Queer Design Assembly
- March DA Conversations speaker or panel events
- May DA Women in Design
- June DA Pub Quiz
- July DA Portfolio Speed Dating Review
- August DA Women in Design
- September DA Conversations speaker or panel events
Throughout 2020, Design Assembly will running a series of ONLINE events in response to the national plan for events and workshops during Covid-19 alert levels. We will aim to hold in-person events and workshops as we can.
August 2018
UX Gym Workshop Auckland: User Testing & Prototyping
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 know the way we designed and ran the test is producing valid results? How do we recruit people? How do we integrate user testing into…
Find out more »Auckland: Living the Freelance Life — Conversations for the Self-Employed
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.
Find out more »September 2018
UX Gym Workshop Wellington: User Testing & Prototyping
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 know the way we designed and ran the test is producing valid results? How do we recruit people? How do we integrate user testing into…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Auckland: UX Intensive Week — A week long introduction to user experience design
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 of the most common activities you will encounter in a typical user experience project. With this course you can apply what you learn immediately to…
Find out more »DA Workshop Wellington: ‘Wine & Type’ with Nicole Arnett Phillips and Sarah Maxey — Thursday 20th September
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!
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington: UX Intensive Week — A week long introduction to user experience design
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 of the most common activities you will encounter in a typical user experience project. With this course you can apply what you learn immediately to…
Find out more »October 2018
Auckland: DA Masterclass — Packaging Design with Matt Grantham
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.
Find out more »Auckland: Doubling Down with Double Denim Directors
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.
Find out more »November 2018
DA Workshop Wellington: How to run a profitable, successful design business
Design Assembly is delighted to present design and advertising account management expert Sarah Ritchie for this half-day business workshop in Wellington.
Find out more »February 2019
DA Workshop Christchurch: How to run a profitable, successful design business — Wednesday 20th February 2019
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!
Find out more »March 2019
DA Workshop AKL: Intellectual Property & Commercial Practice for Designers
Intellectual Property & Commercial Practice for Designers Tuesday 12th March 2019 6.30pm - 9pm Studio One Toi Tū 1 Ponsonby Road Meeting Room 6 Auckland City $149 +GST Professional / $99 Design Assembly Friend +GST / $39 +GST DA Student Friends (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). Recommended for Studio Owners/Directors, Account Managers, Independent contractors & freelancers Who owns the copyright in that logo you've just designed? Is that logo able to be…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Auckland – UX Crash Course: A hands on introduction to user experience design
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…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington – UX Crash Course: A hands on introduction to user experience design
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…
Find out more »April 2019
UX Gym Workshop Auckland – Introduction to User Research
Probably no other area of design has more impact on how successful your initial design decisions are going to be than user research. Most of us aren’t designing for ourselves, and a good understanding of who our users are and what their needs are is vital for successful design. This course teaches you how to identify the best type of research for a project, how to execute your research so you get the most useful results given the time and…
Find out more »Designing a Culturally Authentic Aotearoa – DA Workshop Auckland
Designing a culturally authentic Aotearoa Friday 12th April 2019 10am - 3pm Meeting Room 5 Studio One Toi Tū 1 Ponsonby Road Auckland City $399 +GST Professional / $299 +GST Design Assembly Friend / $99 +GST DA Student Friends (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). Tēnā koutou, nau mai, haere mai! Design has a major influence in how culture, society and perceptions are shaped and defined. Globally, there is a hunger for authentic brands, experiences and connection with people and…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington – Introduction to User Research
Probably no other area of design has more impact on how successful your initial design decisions are going to be than user research. Most of us aren’t designing for ourselves, and a good understanding of who our users are and what their needs are is vital for successful design. This course teaches you how to identify the best type of research for a project, how to execute your research so you get the most useful results given the time and…
Find out more »May 2019
Auckland DA Workshop: Running a successful project: on time, on budget, and on brief
Recommended for Account Managers, Project Managers, Creatives, Team Leaders, Studio Owners
If you are responsible for running client projects or campaigns in your studio or agency, then this workshop is for you. You'll learn how to take the guesswork out of project planning; organise your workflow; and determine the essentials to keeping a project running on time, on budget, and on brief. You'll receive practical tools and templates to help improve your planning, productivity, and profit.
UX Gym Workshop Auckland – Introduction to Information Architecture
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.
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington – Introduction to Information Architecture
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.
Find out more »June 2019
UX Gym Workshop Auckland – User Experience Design: Designing for Screens
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.
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington – User Experience Design: Designing for Screens
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.
Find out more »July 2019
DA Workshop Napier – Designing a Culturally Authentic Aotearoa
Wednesday 10th July 2019 9am - 3pm IDEAschool, Eastern Institute of Technology 501 Gloucester Street Taradale Napier Earlybird prices until 31 May 2019 - SAVE $100 off your ticket: $300 +GST Professional / $200 +GST Design Assembly Friend / $50 +GST DA Student Friends Prices from 1 June 2019: $400 +GST Professional / $300 +GST Design Assembly Friend / $100 +GST DA Student Friends (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). Tēnā koutou, nau mai, haere mai! Design…
Find out more »August 2019
UX Gym Workshop Auckland – Introduction to Service Design
Introduction to Service Design 2 days | 9:30am - 4:30pm everyday Auckland Thurs 8 August - Fri 9 August 2019 | Thinkspace - 3 Glenside Crescent, Auckland Sign Up for Auckland In this intensive, hands-on 2 day course we provide you with tools and techniques to better uncover and articulate user needs, build great service concepts, clearly articulate them and create compelling experience prototypes to test and develop your ideas. Overview The workshop takes you stage by stage through a…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Auckland – Introduction to Design Thinking
Introduction to Design Thinking 2 days | 9:30am - 4:30pm each day Auckland Thursday 22 August - Friday 23 August | Thinkspace - 3 Glenside Crescent, Auckland Sign Up for Auckland Get hands-on experience of a design thinking approach from start to finish in this intensive two day workshop. Overview Build on a foundation of human-centred design, following a real-world design challenge. You’ll work intensively through the phases of a design thinking approach, understanding the theory then applying the practice.…
Find out more »September 2019
DA Workshop Hamilton – Designing a Culturally Authentic Aotearoa
This popular workshop is back in Hamilton! Wednesday 11 September, 2019 9.30am - 3.30pm Wintec Marae Tristram Street Hamilton Prices: $400+gst Professional | $300+gst Design Assembly Friend | $100+gst Student Light lunch provided. Workshop needs 10 people minimum to run (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). Tēnā koutou, nau mai, haere mai! Design has a major influence in how culture, society and perceptions are shaped and defined. Globally, there is a hunger for authentic brands, experiences and connection with…
Find out more »October 2019
UX Gym Workshop Christchurch – UX Crash Course: A hands on introduction to user experience design
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…
Find out more »November 2019
AUT Workshop: Working together: How to start a collaborative project
A workshop for more successful collaboration. https://www.initiate-collaborate.com/ A new collaborative project can feel like stepping into the unknown—new people, new perspectives, and not everyone on the same page. For collaborative projects to be most successful, you need alignment on the really important questions- right at the start of a project. Save time, money and unnecessary conflict by building effective collaborations. The initiate.collaborate toolkit empowers teams to develop their shared project manifesto in a single session. Its a self-facilitated workshop, based…
Find out more »March 2020
Auckland DA Workshop: Writing and Presenting for Designers
Who is the workshop for? Anybody who wants to learn more about how to get the most out of a client — and deliver the most when presenting back. You’ll likely take the most away from this course if you’re new to, or interested in, learning more about client service. What will you learn? Getting the right information out of a client isn’t always easy — and neither is presenting it back with confidence. So how do people make it…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Auckland – Crash Course: A hands on introduction to user experience design
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…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington – Crash Course: A hands on introduction to user experience design
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…
Find out more »April 2020
Postponed: Auckland DA Workshop: Wayfinding for Designers
We have postponed this workshop due to COVID-19 it until further notice. Email louise@designassembly.org.nz with your interest in attending this workshop at a future date. Prices: $300+gst Professional | $200+gst Design Assembly Friend | $50+gst Student Morning tea provided. (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). Get Tickets Good wayfinding enables confidence in where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going. Wayfinding is often the first touch point of a product or…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Christchurch – Crash Course: A hands on introduction to user experience design
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…
Find out more »Postponed: DA Auckland Workshop: Mātauranga Māori for Designers
We have postponed this workshop due to COVID-19 it until further notice. Email louise@designassembly.org.nz with your interest in attending this workshop at a future date. Prices: $400+gst Professional | $300+gst Design Assembly Friend | $100+gst Student (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here) Get Tickets The creative community plays a major role in connecting people to ideas, products and services that shape who we are as a people and a nation. To reflect an…
Find out more »May 2020
Postponed: Wellington DA Workshop: Running a successful project: on time, on budget, and on brief
We have postponed this workshop due to COVID-19 until further notice. Prices: $300+gst Professional | $200+gst Design Assembly Friend | $50+gst Student Morning tea provided. (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here) Get Tickets Recommended for Account Managers, Project Managers, Creatives, Team Leaders, Studio Owners Have you ever tried to run a creative project that got out of hand? Are the projects that you run particularly complex or long-term? Do you need to wrangle multiple suppliers or…
Find out more »Postponed: Auckland DA Workshop: Running a Design Studio – Balancing the Duality of Creative and Business Work
We have postponed this workshop due to COVID-19 until further notice. Prices: $300+gst Professional | $200+gst Design Assembly Friend | $50+gst Student Morning tea provided. (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here) Get Tickets As creative business owners it can be challenging to balance business with creativity, but by structuring your business in a way that allows you to do meaningful work based on your values, it's easier to navigate that duality and build…
Find out more »UX Gym Workshop Wellington – 2 Day Introduction to User Experience Design
Like our 1 day UX Crash Course this course gives you hands-on experience of a digital UX design project from start to finish, but it goes into more depth in each area. This course is designed to give you a more thorough understanding of the principles behind a modern user centered design process and more 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…
Find out more »UX Gym Webinar: Great ways to ruin a usability test
Free 15 min UX design seminar, Friday 15 May 2pm Visit uxgym.com on Friday 15 May 2pm for our 3rd and final free web seminar on common mistakes that invalidate usability tests. We have found that not being able to hold our usual training courses while the country is under lockdown both frustrating and boring, so while we’re waiting to get up and going again we’ve decided to share some of our favourite principles and methods that we teach…
Find out more »June 2020
UX Gym Workshop Auckland – User Research
Probably no other area of design has more impact on how successful your initial design decisions are going to be than user research. Most of us aren’t designing for ourselves, and a good understanding of who our users are and what their needs are is vital for successful design. This course teaches you how to identify the best type of research for a project, how to execute your research so you get the most useful results given the time and…
Find out more »July 2020
UX Gym Workshop Wellington: Introduction to User Research
Probably no other area of design has more impact on how successful your initial design decisions are going to be than user research. Most of us aren’t designing for ourselves, and a good understanding of who our users are and what their needs are is vital for successful design. This course teaches you how to identify the best type of research for a project, how to execute your research so you get the most useful results given the time and…
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