DA End of Year Wrap Party, Thursday 30th November, Christchurch
Save the date for the Christchurch DA End of Year Wrap Party to be held on Thursday 30th November at the XCHC. Join your fellow designers and creatives and celebrate the […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh from the field — Ki Sunscreen, Akin
This week’s Fresh from the Field features Akin‘s recent work for Ki Sunscreen. If you’ve got new or recent work that you’d like to share in our weekly Fresh from […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
From The Archives: By Day/By Night — Jonty Valentine, Whitecliffe
This article was originally published in 2016. Welcome again to our 2016 By Day/By Night series. Here we profile a range of design teachers from our tertiary institutions to find […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
The Bright Awards — celebrating young creative talent
Written by Analiese Jackson, Media Design School Last week, the winners of the 2017 Bright Awards were announced, to the delight of schools and secondary school students across the country. […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
On this Wednesday: DA film event: Helvetica 10th Anniversary Screening, Hastings
Rachel and Jason Juno will be hosting the first ever Design Assembly event in the Hawkes Bay region with a screening of Helvetica on Wednesday, October 18th. It’s been 10 […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Civic Lessons
Written by K. Emma Ng Supported by Creative New Zealand Emma Ng is a contributor to Aotearoa Design Thinking 2017, a series of commissioned critical design essays published by Design Assembly and […]
6 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Fresh from the field — Tuckshop, Akin
This week’s Fresh from the Field showcases the green Tuckshop in Matakana with design work by Akin. If you’ve got new or recent work that you’d like to share in our […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Angela Lynskey — Across the Ditch
Designer/illustrator Angela Lynskey recently made the move over to Aus. We grabbed a few moments with her to find out more about what prompted this change in direction, and how she’s […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
2017 Best Design Awards Winners
Last Friday night the design community honoured some of Aotearoa’s best designers, and their projects from the past year, at the annual Best Design Awards. The acknowledgement of great design […]
6 years ago by Lana Lopesi
How Do We Encourage Collaboration?
A short while ago, Sam Allan from Onfire Design initiated ‘Battle of the Birken’ — a bowls competition between Birkenhead-based studios Onfire Design, Marx Design, Inhouse Design, PHD3 and Forever After. […]
6 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Fresh from the field — The Collective Force, Fuman
This week’s Fresh from the Field celebrates the new identity work for TCF by Fuman. If you’ve got new or recent work that you’d like to share in our weekly Fresh […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Now and Then: Sefton Marshall
Now and Then is a series where we catch up with designers who’ve been recently placed via Portfolio Recruitment. We get their thoughts and feedback about their new roles and their work. Our […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
DA Conversations Podcast with Grant Alexander, September 2017
Welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to New Zealand graphic designers, hear their stories, and celebrate their work.
In this episode I spoke to Grant Alexander. Grant is currently the Design Director at Onfire Design in Auckland. He started his career in 1969 at Designscape magazine, co-founded Designworks with Ray Labone in 1982 and in 2000 formed a partnership with daughter Kate to create Studio Alexander.
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Design and Documentary: An Interview with Ella Sutherland
Written by Layla Tweedie-Cullen Supported by Creative New Zealand Layla Tweedie-Cullen is a contributor to Aotearoa Design Thinking 2017, a series of commissioned critical design essays published by Design Assembly and funded […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Fresh from the field — Kirkcaldie, ThompsonCo.
This week’s Fresh from the Field celebrates ThompsonCo.’s recent work for Kirkcaldie in Christchurch. If you’ve got new or recent work that you’d like to share in our weekly Fresh […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Smells like fresh print — Think Packaging’s self-promotion
Brought to you by B&F Papers, the Smells Like Fresh Print series celebrates the beauty and tactile qualities of recently created, selected print projects. This week we share Think Packaging‘s self promotion. “After […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Political Agency in Graphic Design: In Conversation with The Elective Collective
Written by Cameron Ralston Supported by Creative New Zealand Cameron Ralston is a contributor to Aotearoa Design Thinking 2017, a series of commissioned critical design essays published by Design Assembly and funded […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Celebrating the 100 Days Project Exhibition: Sat 30th Sept/Sun 1st Oct, Auckland
It’s that time again! You’re invited to help celebrate the end of this year’s 100 Days Project at the Auckland Day 100 Show: Auckland Day 100 Show 6 – 9pm Saturday 30 […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh from the field: Chapter 2, Onfire Design
This week’s Fresh from the Field reveals a 3-dimensional graphic design project completed by Onfire Design for Chapter 2. If you’ve got new or recent work that you’d like to […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Printed Matter and the Document: A Conversation with p. mule
Written by Layla Tweedie-Cullen Supported by Creative New Zealand Layla Tweedie-Cullen is a contributor to Aotearoa Design Thinking 2017, a series of commissioned critical design essays published by Design Assembly and funded […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
In Celebration: the DA+SPAKL 2017 Speed Dating Portfolio Evening
On August 16th, Design Assembly hosted its Speed Dating Portfolio Evening at Spark Lab featuring 20 young graphic designers and 20 professionals in a fast-paced evening of networking, portfolio reviews and feedback. Thanks […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
By Day/By Night: Caroline Powley, Whitecliffe
Welcome again to our 2017 By Day/By Night series. Here we profile a range of design teachers from our tertiary institutions to find out what projects they’re involved in outside […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Cultural Relevance in the Digital Age: Emotiki
Written by Lana Lopesi In 2015, The Oxford Dictionary named ‘emoji’ the official word of the year, revealing a major shift in consumer behaviour towards mobile and visual communication. Emojis […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Fresh from the field — Marx’ self promotion
This week’s Fresh from the Field celebrates 2017’s three-dimensional gift package from Marx. If you’ve got new or recent work that you’d like to share in our weekly Fresh from the […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Meet the Designers, Adobe Creative Jam Christchurch
Design Assembly proudly presents the Christchurch Adobe Creative Jam happening this Thursday, September 7th. This is a great opportunity to hear from creative industry stars Lindsay Yee and Natasha Vermeulen as they share […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman