
Fresh From The Field — Beyond Studios Website – By Psychoactive Studios
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. With the development of bespoke webGl shaders and 3D interactivity, […]
4 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Whose artificial intelligence? Reflecting on the intersection of AI and Te Ao Māori
This article was written by Lauren Skogstad | Head of Experience | Ngāti Raukawa who presented on this topic at Design Assembly’s Design & AI Autumn conversations event in Pōneke […]
5 months ago by Lauren Skogstad

Sustainable Design Processes and the AI feedback loop
Following on from our Design & AI Autumn Conversation events, Alice Thompson (Industrial and UX/UI designer) shares some thoughts with us on the AI feedback loop and its affect on […]
5 months ago by Alice Thompson

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 Jess Lowcher

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 […]
6 months ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]
7 months ago by Jess Lowcher

From the Edges – Romina Abasto, Masters in App Design at Wintec
In our ‘From The Edges’ series we feature Aotearoa NZ Academic Design Projects. Our practice as designers can be seen to be explored, pushed and perhaps become something entirely new […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

NFT XFKTR Art Competition
For designers, artists, and illustrators interested in dipping their toes into the NFT art world the NFT XFKTR art competition may be a good place to start. Entrants are free […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

How to be a content-conscious designer
Comfort in web design is a wonderful thing. As a visitor, comfort makes it easy and enjoyable to experience the website. The biggest threat to comfort in website design is […]
1 year ago by Rocketspark

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 […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — COVID-19 Health Hub – By RUSH
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Rush share with us their design response behind the digital tools […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — Caetano Family Chiropractic – By nim Creative
nim Creative shared with us how they developed the branding identity for Caetano Family Chiropractic. Working with a limited budget, nim Creative were able to develop a gentle look and […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

On the side with . . . Steve Grant
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 year ago by Jess Lowcher

Under The Hood With… Matt Grantham, Creative Director of Onfire Design
Ahead of our next Under The Hood April event, we learnt more about our next speaker, Matt Grantham, Creative Director of Onfire Design. First things first, can you tell us a […]
1 year ago by Louise Kellerman

Under The Hood With… Nico and Linus, Creative Director and Art Director of Fox & Co
Ahead of our next Under The Hood April event, we learnt more about two of our speakers, Nico and Linus from Fox & Co. First off, can you tell us a […]
1 year ago by Louise Kellerman

Fresh From The Field — Viare – By Iceberg
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 […]
1 year ago by Louise Kellerman

Behind the Curtain with Liora Pine, Rocketspark Design Partner
In this interview series we sit down with Rocketspark Design Partners to learn more about their work in website design, how they got started, and how the Rocketspark platform and […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

Rush Digital on Designing for Digital Inclusion
As the world becomes ever more digital – a process that’s been accelerated by the covid pandemic – it’s even more important that no-one is left behind. We heard from […]
1 year ago by Jess Lowcher

Fresh From The Field — Te Tiriti O Waitangi Ki Horomaka – By Vanishing Point Studio
With Covid-19 cancelling many events around Te Tiriti throughout 2020 and 2021, Vanishing Point Studio worked with Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata to create an interactive part of history. Having just […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman

Bachelor of Digital Innovation From the Yoobee School Of Digital Innovation
Yoobee’s brand new Bachelor’s Degree lives in the future, a place where tech meets business, meets marketing, meets tomorrow. The world is changing at an exponential pace right now. What […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman

Fresh From The Field – Prep By White Rabbit
Prep were looking for a more professional brand identity and a clean, modern and user-friendly website, so White Rabbit were tasked with a brief to redesign their logo and developing […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman

Welcoming our newest DA Partner – Rocketspark
Nau mai, haere mai to our newest DA Partner, Rocketspark, a multi award winning company founded by four kiwis in the Waikato. Through their code-free website builder and Design Partner […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman

2022 Hot New Things: Jarrod Dobell, 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, final […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman

Thinking Differently – Cameron Sanders of CATO Brand Partners
Kate McGuinness recently sat down for a chat with Partner and Managing Director Cameron Sanders of Cato Brand Partners. From the Wellington studio, Cameron has played an integral role in […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman

Fresh From The Field — Kernal By Edition
Kernal is a simple, gamification-free platform that was created to support educated investment for kiwis – by providing world-class investment funds in order to grow financial wealth over the long-term. […]
2 years ago by Louise Kellerman