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June 2019
Foundation Certificates Open Day – Tuesday 25th June
Foundation Certificates Open Day Tuesday 25th June 2019 9am – 12:30pm Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design 24 Balfour Road, Parnell Auckland City CONSIDERING A CAREER IN ARTS & DESIGN OR DIGITAL MEDIA? Ensure you have the knowledge to make an informed decision about your tertiary study options in arts and design and digital media. The HOD will present an overview of the programmes. OVERVIEW 9am - Registration 9:30am - Welcome and Programme Overview 10am - Digital Media and Design…
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
8th Annual Design Assembly Pub Quiz — Wellington 2019
The DA Annual Pub Quiz will be back for its eighth year! Save the date and join us in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Details to be confirmed.
Find out more »DA Korero | Winter – Hawke’s Bay
Design Assembly and our regional host Coast & Co are excited to bring to Hawke’s Bay — DA Korero | Winter. Join us for an evening of conversations, exploring design projects in detail - the process, the challenges and the results. Featuring Rachel Juno from Coast and Co , Rebecca Norman, Owner/Operator of Panoply Studio and Johnson McKay from Fly Creative. Johnson joins us from Auckland ahead of his workshop on Wednesday 10th July: DA Workshop Napier – Designing a Culturally Authentic…
Find out more »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 »DA Workshop Wellington – Designing a Culturally Authentic Aotearoa
Thursday 18th July 2019 9am - 3pm Out of Office Level 3/11 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 Prices: $400+gst Professional | $300+gst Design Assembly Friend | $100+gst Student Plus the option to purchase an Eat My Lunch meal for lunch. (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…
Find out more »DA Workshop Wellington – Designing a Culturally Authentic Aotearoa
Our first workshop is sold out, so we're doing another! Friday 19th July 2019 9am - 3pm Out of Office Level 3/11 Vivian St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 Prices: $400+gst Professional | $300+gst Design Assembly Friend | $100+gst Student Plus the option to purchase an Eat My Lunch meal for lunch. 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…
Find out more »Beyond Design Thinking: Design co-creation methods with Raul Sarrot
Friday 26th July 2019 9am - 12.30pm Ellen Melville Centre, Eleitino (Paddy) Walker Room 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland Central $350 +GST Professional / $250 +GST Design Assembly Friend / $100 +GST DA Student Friends (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). What is the best way to deeply engage with your clients to better understand challenges and opportunities? In this workshop with Raul Sarrot from Fresh Fish, we will explore how we could complement 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 »Whitecliffe Photo Media Open Day – 10th August
Whitecliffe Photo Media Open Day Saturday 10th August 2019 9am - 1pm Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design 24 Balfour Road, Parnell Auckland City CONSIDERING A CAREER IN PHOTO MEDIA? Ensure you have the knowledge to make an informed decision about your tertiary study options in arts and design. The Photo Media HOD will present an overview of the programme taught in each year of the BFA Photo Media major. You will also learn about career opportunities within the Creative…
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 »DA Women In Design August 2019 – Wellington
Join us for an informal evening of drinks and food as we come together for relationships to be made, nurtured and supported. Spaces are limited to 30 people. Everyone is welcome. With thanks to our DA Friends - who help to keep DA going and growing, DA Friends attend this event for free. A small cover charge for non-DA Friends helps to cover the admin costs of running these events for the community. $25+gst per person (First drink and nibbles included)…
Find out more »DA Women In Design August 2019 – Christchurch
Join us for an informal evening of drinks and food as we come together for relationships to be made, nurtured and supported. Spaces are limited to 25 people. Everyone is welcome. With thanks to our DA Friends – who help to keep DA going and growing, DA Friends attend this event for free. A small cover charge for non-DA Friends helps to cover the admin costs of running these events for the community. $25+gst per person (First drink and nibbles…
Find out more »DA Women In Design August 2019 – Auckland
Join us for an informal evening of drinks and food as we come together for relationships to be made, nurtured and supported. Spaces are limited to 30 people. Everyone is welcome. With thanks to our DA Friends - who help to keep DA going and growing, DA Friends attend this event for free. A small cover charge for non-DA Friends helps to cover the admin costs of running these events for the community. $25+gst per person (Nibbles included) DA Friends FREE…
Find out more »Auckland DA Workshop: Keeping the pipeline filled – sales for designers
Saturday 31 August 2019 9am - 12.30pm Studio One Toi Tū 1 Ponsonby Road Auckland City $300 +GST Professional / $200 +GST Design Assembly Friend / $50 +GST DA Student Friends (Not a DA Friend? Details on how to sign up can be found here). Recommended for studio owners, self-employed creatives and agency account managers If the thought of keeping your sales pipeline filled makes your skin crawl, you are not alone. Few people ‘enjoy’ the sales process, and even fewer feel…
Find out more »September 2019
DA Speed Dating Portfolio Evening, September 4th, Auckland
One evening, 40 final year visual design students and 20 professionals… It's speed dating for visual designers! A fast-paced evening of networking, portfolio reviews and feedback. As final year students, you will have the opportunity to meet and show your work to several seasoned industry professionals. In a round robin series of quick fire conversations, you'll pull out your portfolio and give it your all. In return, you'll be served with some short and sweet truths to help get that…
Find out more »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 »Wellington: DA Conversations — Spring 2019
Save the Date for our DA Conversations Spring series in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington: Details to be confirmed.
Find out more »Auckland – DA Spring Conversations 2019
Design Assembly is delighted to present our DA Spring Conversations 2019 series taking place in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in September. Planet centric design - What is the role and responsibility of the designer? Have you ever wondered how your job as a designer impacts our planet? Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint and create something that isn’t just designed beautifully but is beautiful by design? How can we design to consider the lifecycle of our work and integrate it into…
Find out more »October 2019
DA Women In Design Evenings – Hamilton
Join us for an informal evening of drinks and food as we come together for relationships to be made, nurtured and supported. Spaces are very limited. Everyone is welcome. Thursday 17 October 2019 6pm - 8pm Mr Pickles 298 Victoria Street, Hamilton If you would like to hold DA Women In Design events in your local region please contact louise@designassembly.org.nz Design Assembly – connecting all New Zealand visual designers since 2008…
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