The Freelancing Diaries: Sharing the deep tea with motion designer Fraser Munro

This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you The Freelancing Diaries: a series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life. From handy resource articles, free-to-attend live webinars, to sharing […]

6 months ago by

In Motion With…. Lily Lin

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 Lily […]

1 year ago by

In Motion With…. Timo Lenton

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 Timo […]

2 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 […]

2 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Auckland Art Gallery membership promo video – By Pixelpush

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. From quirky geometric characters to impressionistic views of the Gallery’s space, […]

2 years ago by

In motion with . . . Alexander Okhlopkov

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 […]

2 years ago by

Fresh From The Field – Patriot Brains opening title – Pixelpush

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Utilising wacky, miniature puppets and some of the most highly debated […]

2 years ago by

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 […]

2 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Dilmah – Make the World a Better Tea Campaign – By BrandAid, Assembly, Hope McConnell

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Telling the tale of tea – BrandAid were brought on […]

2 years ago by

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 […]

3 years ago by

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 […]

3 years ago by

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 […]

3 years ago by

From The Edges – Qianyi Li, Masters Degree in Creative Practice at Unitec

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 […]

3 years ago by

Fresh From The Field – NZ Vaccine Facts Animation Series

 When we saw the Vaccine Facts series, we thought it was a pretty nifty way to get a the complex idea of COVID-19 vaccines across our wide and diverse Aotearoa […]

3 years ago by

Fresh From The Field – Ahi Kā for BCFNZ by Colenso BBDO

BCFNZ turns to te ao māori to help empower women to get a mammogram. Colenso BBDO created a vibrant and eye-catching campaign, telling the story of wāhine Māori and their […]

3 years ago by

Meet our friends… Oscar Thomas, Designworks

We love the opportunity to get to know our DA friends better, so we’re happy to get the chance to speak with Oscar Thomas, designer at Designworks. We spoke to […]

3 years ago by

Baggy Pants and Butter Paper… Sophie George, Motion Design

This interview is the fourth in a series from Hamish Besley (@hamo.b) a third-year student at Victoria University Wellington – Te Herenga Waka, Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation. Each […]

4 years ago by

Baggy Pants and Butter Paper… Guillaume Martel, Media Design

This interview is the third in a series from Hamish Besley a third-year student at Victoria University Wellington – Te Herenga Waka, Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation. Each interview […]

4 years ago by

Postgraduate Design Research — Lena Panaita, AUT

Welcome to Postgraduate Design Research – an opportunity to profile a selection of current design postgraduate students and their projects across our tertiary institutions. This week, we speak with Lena […]

4 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Voice of Racism by Clemenger BBDO

This Fresh From the Field by Clemenger BBDO (in collaboration with the NZ Human Rights Commission and Assembly), features Voice of Racism an interactive website revealing the damaging effects of […]

4 years ago by

Fresh from the Field — NoIssue by Pixelpush

In this Fresh From the Field, Pixelpush tells us how they helped their longterm client Noissue evolve their brand narrative with a fun, new cross-discipline explainer video full of intrigue […]

4 years ago by

Fresh from the Field — HumanForest by Studio South

The innovative brand identity for HumanForest featured in our July Under the Hood Event, we asked Studio South senior designer Elliot Stansfield to share more about this project. If you […]

4 years ago by

By Day By Night, Ali Cowley – Media Design School

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 […]

4 years ago by

Fresh From the Field — Endeavour Property Services by Pixel Push

This Fresh From The Field features on-brand motion design for Endeavour Property Services by Pixelpush a multi-disciplinary design studio with a focus on moving images. If you have new or […]

4 years ago by

Fresh From The Field — Gallagher Co-Pilot by Gusto Design

This Fresh From The Field by Gusto Design features motion design and illustrated launch collateral for an app-based security system. The animation ensures all the product features are easily understood […]

5 years ago by