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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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5 minutes with… Mimi Seagar, Brand Designer.

Our 5 mins with series interviews designers around Aotearoa on how they got to where they are now and takes a look at their day-to-day lives in the studio. This […]

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Meet our friends . . . Tanker Creative

‘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 […]

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Meet our friends … StudioC 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. Today we spoke to […]

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Spring Conversations 2022 – Design for Everybody

Design For Everybody will invite 3 local creatives, (or creative adjacent individuals) to engage in an authentic discussion and Q&A about inclusion in the creative industry; What does it mean […]

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Under the hood with …Charlotte Sowman, Design Director at Tomorrow

Ahead of our next online Under The Hood event on 31 August, we heard from one of our speakers, Charlotte Sowman, the design director at Tomorrow Charlotte chats with us […]

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Fresh From The Field — Fuss Pot – By Curious

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Our friends at Curious take us behind their design response […]

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Meet our friends … Daylight

‘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 around Aotearoa Today we […]

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The World's Best Typography exhibition

World’s Best Typography exhibition coming to Objectspace

This Type Directors Club project will exhibit at the gallery for three days, spearheaded by creative agency Osborne Shiwan and sponsored by Klim Type Foundry. Direct from its New York […]

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Fresh From The Field — Berg – By Marx Design

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Marx Design take us deep into their strategic thinking and […]

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In Motion With…. Renee Jacobi, Senior Animator at Daylight

The In motion with series shines a light on some of the people who breathe life and action into design, Aotearoa NZ’s motion designers. This week we sat down with […]

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Meet our Friends… Fresh Concept

‘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 […]

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Inhouse Luminaries … Alister Coyne, Auror

The Inhouse Luminaries series profiles some of the best and brightest designers in Aotearoa’s in-house design studios.  This week we spoke with Auror‘s Inhouse Director of Product Design, Alister Coyne, […]

3 years ago by

Under the Hood with… Logan Bradley, Creative Director at Curative

Ahead of our next online Under The Hood event on 6 July, we learnt more about one of our speakers, Logan Bradley, creative director at Curative. Along with having a […]

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Fresh From The Field — Curatif – By Marx Design

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Marx Design walk us through their redesign for Curatif’s cocktails Essentials […]

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Under the hood with … Ella Hampshire-Perks, Graphic Designer and Director of PERKS

Ahead of our next online Under The Hood event on 6 July, we learnt more about one of our speakers, Ella Hampshire-Perks of PERKS Ella is a Graphic Designer and […]

3 years ago by

DA Conversations Podcast with Stephen McCarthy

Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. Stephen is founder and co creative […]

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Capability building: Content and UX workshops by Springload

This week we sat down with our friends over at Springload to learn a little more about their upcoming workshops and trainings in Content and UX. Whether you’re a career […]

3 years ago by

Fresh From The Field – Altura Coffee By White Rabbit

Altura Coffee reached out to the coffee fiends at White Rabbit to create a special edition Coffee Cup design to celebrate their 30th anniversary in NZ. Fueled by many coffees […]

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By Day By Night, George Hajian

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 […]

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‘Counter Colonial: A critique through an ancestral lens’

Dr. Bobby Luke (Ngāti Ruanui), Te Kura Hoahoa—School of Design Innovation lecturer at Te Herenga Waka is part of the fresh vanguard of Māori Fashion designers and academic that demonstrate […]

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In Motion With…. Shaun Madgwick Meet the Motion Designers of Aotearoa NZ

The In motion with series shines a light on some of the people who breathe life and action into design, Aotearoa NZ’s motion designers. This week we sat down with […]

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