Articles

Ruby Bird, recent graduate from AUT documents the connection between creating and uncertainty through analogue typography.

6 hours ago by Design Assembly

“Manifesto” is an interactive, empathy-led campaign designed to capture the emotional landscape of tertiary students across Aotearoa.

2 days ago by Design Assembly

Today we speak with Frankie Robertson who recently graduated her studies in Communication Design from Otago Polytechnic. Find out more about undergraduate and postgraduate study options in art and design by visiting […]

3 days ago by Design Assembly

Nothing is ever certain, but I’m excited about where it could take me in the future. Ultimately my aspiration is to be the best designer I can be, always learning, always curious, and always finding new ways to solve real-world problems and empower others through design.

1 week ago by Design Assembly

Today we speak with Jacky Lin who recently graduated from the Bachelors of Media Design at Media Design School (MDS).

1 week ago by Design Assembly

Each summer Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our […]

1 week ago by Design Assembly

Today we speak with Leah Kampkes who recently graduated with a conjoint Bachelors Degree, Design & Global Studies from The University of Auckland. Find out more about undergraduate and postgraduate study options […]

2 weeks ago by Design Assembly

We are excited to announce the incredible lineup for the Decades of Design session at Women in Design Day 2025 taking place on 21 March in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

2 months ago by Design Assembly

A snapshot of some of the featured students at this year’s graduate show at Whitecliffe College, on 22 — 23 November.

2 months ago by Design Assembly

We are excited to announce our second Women in Design Day: Moments of Change—an annual event dedicated to fostering community, celebration, and education among women in the design industry in […]

3 months ago by Design Assembly

A snapshot of some of the featured students at this year’s graduate show at Media Design School, Unahiroa on 15 November.

3 months ago by Design Assembly

The Design& New Horizons theme explores that which exists beyond our line of sight – past the immediate and the obvious. Ahead of our Under the Hood: Design& New Horizons […]

3 months ago by Design Assembly

Many of us find ourselves at a crossroads, feeling individually and collectively that design, Aotearoa and the world-at-large are all at a critical turning point. So, we are setting out […]

4 months ago by Mark Easterbrook

We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Dean Poole from Alt Group, who is spearheading the organisation of the AGI Open, which is coming to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on […]

1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

Pohewa Pāhewa will be held at Objectspace from 1 Jul – 3 Sep 2023. This article has been re-shared with permission from Objectspace. This article’s header artwork image: Raranga taura kūtai features taura (mussel ropes) […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Creative agency Osborne Shiwan is bringing TDC to Tāmaki Makaurau in 2023. The annual Type Directors Club awards recognises design excellence and typographic innovation, with the exhibition travelling to cities […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

The first edition of Future State, brought to you by Spark for Business and Semi Permanent: 11 May. “Business is being reinvented at a pace never seen before. What do New […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Last Thursday, the Society of Experiential Design (SEGD), Isthmus Group and Design Assembly teamed up to host typographer and designer Alistair McCready. He shared his reflections from his book Type […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Born to Create – Celebrating Creative Women is a series of inspirational talks with the purpose to give a voice to women who aspire to create a societal change and […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. This week Ira walk us through their recent work helping to […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

By Day By Night is an interview series that profiles graphic design tutors from design schools throughout New Zealand. We learn about their role as a teacher and their own […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Softly spoken typographic style and a distinctive art direction capturing the essence of the ‘moments’ within a space, PERKS walk us through their recent brand identity and website design for […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Our friends over at Studio South shared with us their recent brand identity work for Milenta and The Shy Guy, a new restaurant and nightclub in Auckland’s Victoria Park. Inspired […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Iceberg was asked by estar OMS to design the brand identity for their new ecommerce software product, Viare. Built around the idea of order flow and in response to the […]

3 years ago by Louise Kellerman

Our friends at Fly have had a name change, so we caught up with the team and asked a few questions about why they decided to update their brand and […]

3 years ago by Louise Kellerman