Let’s Talk Bilingual Signs

This article was originally written and published over on Maynard Design. In this article, the team at Maynard share their thoughts and insight around bilingual signage, answering the question – […]

2 weeks ago by

5 minutes with Jarrad Caine, Senior Wayfinding Designer at Jasmax

Design Assembly loves to profile the breadth and depth of design practice in Aotearoa. For September, in line with the Spring Conversations events, we’re putting a highlight on Placemaking & Design. […]

4 weeks ago by

On the side with Senior Designer, Lucie Blaze

This series profiles our DA Friends and the side projects they’re working on to develop new skills, test ideas, help people and communities or just do, for the love of […]

1 month ago by

Meet our friends…Spruik 

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

2 months ago by

Martina Plantijn is a better Plantin

Named after an indomitable 17th century businesswoman, author, and head of the largest printing business in the world, Martina Plantijn is the newest typeface released from our Friends over at […]

3 months ago by

Recap: 2023 Pub Quiz in Tāmaki Makaurau

For those of you new to DA or who haven’t had a chance to attend one of our pub quizzes yet – imagine a night of wacky frivolity. Where folks […]

3 months ago by

DA Conversations Podcast with Gideon Keith

Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. In this episode we chat with […]

4 months ago by

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Meet our Friends . . . Attraction Studio

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Grounded in collaboration and […]

4 months ago by

Meet our Friends . . . Onfire Design

‘Meet our Friends‘ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Working towards happiness in […]

4 months ago by

Women in Design . . . Zenaida Beatson

In this series, we celebrate New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, diverse career pathways, and how […]

5 months ago by

Meet our Friends… Choir

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

6 months ago by

Fresh From The Field — Metlifecare – By Choir

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. From refreshing the identity to developing a brand hierarchy system […]

6 months ago by

Fresh from the Field – TMNZ – by Principals

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa New Zealand Design Assembly community. Keeping it energised and structured, a rectangular patterning […]

6 months ago by

Streamlining design processes with AI – in conversation with RUSH.

Ahead of our Autumn Conversations: ‘Design & AI’ events and workshops coming up this Mar & April, we sat down with RUSH’s Rodrigo Acevedo, Product Design Lead, and Giselle Scott, […]

6 months ago by

Meet our Friends . . . EY wavespace

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

7 months ago by

On the side with Chris Flack

This series profiles designers and the side projects they’re working on to develop new skills, test ideas, help people and communities or just do, for the love of it. This […]

7 months ago by

Under the Hood with Studio C and Catalyist IT

Under the hood with …Christine Luiten, Senior Creative at Studio C and Katherine Rayn from Catalyst IT

Ahead of our upcoming online event, Under the Hood – Women in Design, we sat down for a quick q&a with two of our featured speakers, Christine Luiten, Senior Creative […]

7 months ago by

Laura Feaveryear of Creative Jam

Women in Design . . . Laura Feavearyear

In our Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design series, we celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, […]

7 months ago by

Meet our Friends . . . Flight Digital

‘Meet our Friends‘ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

8 months ago by

🔊 DA Conversations Podcast with Heath Lowe

‘Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work.’ Heath Lowe is Executive Design Director […]

10 months ago by

Meet our friends … Daymark

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

10 months ago by

Event: Born to Create – Celebrating Creative Women

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 […]

11 months ago by

Design Careers: From Brand/Marketing to Product Design at Auror, here’s how one designer made the switch.

The idea of making a career transition can feel a bit daunting at times. That’s why we sat down with one of our DA Friends – William Lee from Auror […]

11 months ago by

How creativity and design are transforming online learning

This article was written by Celeste Skachill, StudioC Co-founder and passionate co-designer.   Sitting in our little studio in the bush, a world away from the hustle and bustle of the […]

11 months ago by

Meet our friends … KPMG

‘Meet our Friends‘ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. From the daily 9am […]

11 months ago by