Five Minutes with Maddy Lissington

Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and […]

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Five Minutes with Nicholas Walker

Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and depth of design practice in our network–today we spend five minutes with Nicholas Walker, Senior Designer at Spruik.

8 months ago by

Women in Design . . . Donna Maxwell

The Studio Relay: Passing the Leadership Baton in Design is written by Donna Maxwell, an independent consultant with a mixed background in marketing, design, and management.

9 months ago by

Fresh From The Field — Reset Urban Design Rebrand – By Fluid

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. Conveying the idea of change and transformation, and how spaces […]

2 years ago by

Meet our Friends . . . Tomorrow

‘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 years ago by

Meet our Friends . . . Fox & Co.

‘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 years ago by

Meet our Friends . . . Isthmus 

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 years 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. […]

2 years 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 years 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 […]

3 years 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 […]

3 years 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 […]

3 years 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 […]

3 years ago by

How to create a Strengths-based studio culture

How to create a Strengths-based studio culture

The ‘Discover your Designer DNA’ workshop series with Leadership Performance Coach, Jason Biggs, is happening in March 2023 this year across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. In this workshop individuals will […]

3 years 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 […]

3 years ago by

2023 Hot New Things: Kat Urquhart, Creative Digital Design, Yoobee

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

3 years ago by

2022 year in review: Design content highlights from our Design Assembly community.

As we come to a close on 2022 we took a trip down memory lane. Here’s a 2022 snapshot highlighting some of the design work, interviews, and connection with our […]

3 years 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 […]

3 years ago by

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 […]

3 years ago by

DA Conversations Podcast with Kyra Clarke & Fiona Grieve of Threaded

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 talked with […]

3 years ago by

WATCH: Under the Hood August 2022 Recap

In August this year we went under the hood with two creative agencies: Tomorrow and Milk, who each walked us through a recent design project from brief to delivery. The […]

3 years ago by

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 […]

3 years ago by

Meet Our Friends… Warren and Mahoney

We love the opportunity to get to know our DA friends better. Today we spoke to our friends Warren and Mahoney to learn more about how their brand design team […]

4 years ago by

Fresh from the Field – Cascade Electrical By White Rabbit

White Rabbit was approached by Cascade Electrical to develop a new logo and business card. The resulting design is a clever play on the happy face which helps bridge an […]

4 years ago by

Recap: Studio Culture and Wellbeing in a Hybrid World

Last week we tuned in online for our Autumn conversations panel which dove into how we navigate studio culture and wellbeing in a hybrid world. If you missed out on […]

4 years ago by