
By Day By Night – Welby Ings, AUT
By Day By Night is an interview series that profiles design teachers from design schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. We learn about their role as a teacher and their own […]
1 week ago by Louise Kellerman

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 […]
3 weeks ago by Jess Lowcher

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, […]
4 weeks ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]
1 month ago by Jess Lowcher

Pulse Check with Andy Wright, Streamtime CEO
This week we sat down with Streamtime CEO, Andy Wright, to chat everything from how to motivate remote based teams to their research findings with Never Not Creative on the […]
1 month ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]
2 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Behind the curtain with Claire & Beka of The Renew Room, 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 […]
2 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Between the Pages with… Becs Bartells
In this interview series we sit down with the illustrators behind some of Aotearoa NZ’s self published books to learn more about their illustration processes, book print designs, and tips […]
2 months ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]
2 months ago by Jess Lowcher

In Motion With…. Shaun Madgwick Meet the Motion Designers of Aotearoa NZ
In this series we’re shining 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 Shaun […]
2 months 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 […]
3 months ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]
3 months ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]
4 months ago by Jess Lowcher

Now and Then with Robyn Gough Palmer of Alt Group
Written by Annie McCulloch and brought to you by Portfolio Recruitment Now and Then is a series where we catch up with people who have been recently placed, via Portfolio Recruitment, to get […]
5 months ago by Janelle Baptist
DA Conversations Podcast with Kaan Hiini
Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. I’m Louise and today with designer […]
6 months ago by Janelle Baptist

Fresh From The Field — Born to Create By Lucie Blaze
Lucie discovers how creative women work in Aotearoa and gathers them together in her Born to Create publication. Born out of a previous series of inspirational talks, the purpose is […]
6 months ago by Janelle Baptist

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 […]
6 months ago by Janelle Baptist
2021 Year in Review – DA Conversations Podcasts
While some of us are still on holiday or are slowly getting back into it all, it’s a good time to take a moment to put on a DA 2021 […]
7 months ago by Janelle Baptist

Now and Then with Tash Vranjes from HeyYou
Written by Annie McCulloch and brought to you by Portfolio Recruitment Now and Then is a series where we catch up with designers who have been recently placed, via Portfolio Recruitment, to get […]
9 months ago by Janelle Baptist

Under The Hood With… Janelle Rodrigues, Creative Lead at Creature
Ahead of our next Under The Hood November event, we learnt more about one of our speakers, Janelle Rodrigues. Janelle is a founding partner and the Creative Lead of the […]
9 months ago by Janelle Baptist

DA Conversations Podcast with Matt Power
Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. I’m Louise and today I’m talking […]
9 months ago by Janelle Baptist

Aotearoa NZ Photographers – Larnie Nicolson
Design Assembly recently got the opportunity to chat with photographer Larnie Nicolson, an Auckland based photographer who shoots for international publications and creative agencies. We talk about developing her distinctive […]
9 months ago by Janelle Baptist

5 mins with… Adeline Salkeld, Product Design Lead at RUSH
Recently we caught up with Adeline Salkeld, Product Design Lead at RUSH. We talked to about freelancing, making the world better, learning dressage and moving to NZ and settling in […]
10 months ago by Janelle Baptist

5 minutes with…Natasha Alimova, Senior Designer at Onfire Design
We had a chat to Natasha Alimova, Senior Designer at Onfire Design in Auckland. She talks to us about her career starting with an internship, and how curiosity, ideas and […]
10 months ago by Janelle Baptist

5 minutes with… Serval Fandango
Serval Fandango is Tāmaki Makaurau based illustrator, artist and graphic designer. His lively brilliance, and unique flair has been seen across the city from coffee cups to digitised large scale […]
10 months ago by Janelle Baptist