CHRISTCHURCH DA Workshop: Designing an Authentic Aotearoa with Johnson McKay
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 […]
Christchurch Grad Show: Ara Institute Pitch 22 Exhibition
Design Assembly School, Ara Institute of Canterbury, warmly invite you to a celebration of design, a collection of work from 31 final year students, covering brand, advertising, publications, video, animation, UI, installations, merchandising and more. https://www.arapitch.co.nz/
AUCKLAND DA Workshop: Presenting for Designers with Mark Easterbrook
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 […]
Wellington Grad Show: Victoria University EOYE 2022
Te Wāhanga Waihanga-Hoahoa celebrates the mahi of Architecture and Design Innovation students in the annual End of Year Exhibition. Our students are constantly exploring their auahatanga — creativity, to develop and produce works engaging with concepts of Architecture and Design Innovation. The End of Year Exhibition is a showcase of the mahi, skill and talent […]
ONLINE DA EVENT: Never Not Mentally Healthy Webinar
Is your workplace inclusive? Do they prioritise your mental health? Are you happy?! Big questions, that hopefully the results of the 2022 Mentally Healthy Survey can shed some light on for our industry. Join us for a Webinar with Co-Chair of the Mentally Healthy Change Group and Founder of Never Not Creative, Andy Wright to […]
AUCKLAND DA Workshop: Meaningful Strategy SOLD OUT
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 […]
AUT Art & Design Graduate Showcase
We are very proud to present our showcase of the graduating students from Kura Toi a Hoahoa: School of Art and Design at AUT. The student work represents the culmination of an educational experience, exploring a range of art and design topics, issues, approaches, and technologies. We hope you enjoy viewing the art and design […]
Type as Monument
Type as Monument – join the SEGD Tāmaki Makaurau chapter for an evening with Alistair McCready from Monolith. The Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 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 Tāmaki […]
Media Design School EOY Grad Exhibition: Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow
The Bachelor of Media Design End of Year Graduate Exhibition ‘Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow’ Media Design School proudly presents the End of Year Graduate Exhibition 2022 featuring the works from the Bachelor of Media Design (BMD) and the Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies (Design) (GDCT). These collection of practice-led design work comes from specialist […]
Media Design School’s Decade Arcade
Media Design School is celebrating 10 years of Game Art and Programming degrees with a free graduate show and free industry conference on 18-19 November 2022 at our Auckland Central campus. There’ll be an opportunity to hear from and network with some of the greatest minds within New Zealand's gaming industry who happened to get their […]
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.
ONLINE Springload Workshop: Introduction to Content Strategy
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 […]
Unitec Graduate Show 2022
DCA Gradshow 2022 Design and Contemporary Arts Unitec, School of Creative Industries Building 076 24th - 27th November Opening: 4 - 8pm, Thursday 24th November
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 […]
CHRISTCHURCH DA Event: SOY Social 2023
Save the date! We're doing things a little different in Ōtautahi! Instead of celebrating the end of the year, we're teaming up with our Design Assembly Friends at Strategy Christchurch to kick off 2023 with a low-key networking event for members of our Design Assembly community and beyond and to celebrate their new office space. Your ticket […]
WELLINGTON DA Workshop: Discover Your Designer DNA with Jason Biggs
**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, […]
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 Workshop: Discover Your Designer DNA with Jason Biggs
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 […]
Papamoa Event: Brunch by the Beach
Design Assembly has partnered with Rocketspark on this unique event created for freelance graphic designers. DA Friends ask us about the discount code! Come together to connect with other designers, hear from Reuben Woods about his award winning branding process, and get practical advice from a panel of successful freelancers. Plus, enjoy some tasty treats […]
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. […]
CHRISTCHURCH DA Workshop: Discover Your Designer DNA with Jason Biggs
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 […]
WELLINGTON DA Workshop: Writing & Presenting for Designers with Mark Easterbrook
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 […]
‘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 […]
AUCKLAND DA Workshop: Writing & Presenting for Designers with Mark Easterbrook
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]