Fresh From The Field – Lake Hawea Station by One Design
This Fresh from the Field features One Design’s beautifully crafted and refined branding for Lake Hawea Station. There’s a classic elegance on all touch points with outstanding photography, and the […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Under The Hood – August Replay 2021
You are invited to watch the replay as two designers walked us through how their design projects worked. Each designer will share the brief, how they approached it, talk us […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Take 10 with… Kate Darby, Co-founder of Recreational Studio
In 2020, during level 4 and 3 of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID response we launched Take 10 With… an article series with you – to do a pulse check on […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Blutui partner with global martech consultancy to deliver amazing web to agencies worldwide
The team at Blutui are thrilled to announce their newly minted partnership with a global advertising and creative agency technology consultancy. Togther, they are on a mission to provide clients […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Rose Norgrove, Media Design School Graduate, Wins Red Dot Design Award
Media Design School (MDS) is thrilled to announce Bachelor of Media Design Alumni Rose Norgrove has won the Red Dot Junior Award: Brand and Communication Design 2021 for her innovative […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh From The Field – Boniface Website by Grafik
Grafik’s website design for photographer Steven Boniface does a dual duty of both showcasing his powerful, profound and precise work and his personality, in a clean and bold way. If […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
How are you doing Aotearoa NZ?
We’re into the thick of it now, all-things-lockdown are go, and we’re all starting to feel the effects of it. But we’re also starting to see the benefits now – […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Meet our friends… Sam Ramlu, Founder of Method
We love the opportunity to get to know our DA friends better, so we had a chat to Sam about her creative journey and what lead to her founding Method. We spoke […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh from the Field – Ka Mua, Ka Muri by Fly Creative
This Fresh from the Field shines a light on Fly’s work in collaboration with Colenso BBDO and Franklin Road for Spark. All parties worked together to interweave history, sound, digital, […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh From the Field – COVID Tracer App by RUSH Digital
This week we have a very timely Fresh from the Field by RUSH, we get a behind-the-scenes look into their hard work on the NZ COVID Tracer app. During the […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Getting Under the Hood with…Aaron Troy from Jasmax
Ahead of our next Under the Hood (get tickets here), we speak with Aaron Troy about which project he will share at the event, the different personalities of Kingsland, hazy […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Kia ora Aotearoa NZ design community
It’s already been a full-on 24 hours in which we’ve gone from normal life into level 4 lockdown, I myself on the rollercoaster of emotions from ‘Oh maybe this will […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh From The Field – The Art of Letters by Kris Sowersby
Be in to win a free copy of The Art of Letters! Simply tell us what custom typeface was used to typeset the book, then email janelle@designassembly.org.nz with the subject […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Now and Then with Sam Harris of Hula
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 […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh from the Field – One Design’s Astrolabe Identity and packaging
The Fresh from the Field features ONE Design’s work for Astrolabe, who proudly celebrate their pastoral, unpretentious surroundings, this landscape drives the brand expression. The Brief: Astrolabe is a family owned […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Little by little we go big
I get a few invitations to speak to people about what I do. It’s something I enjoy and never take too seriously. I’m prone to digression and often go off […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh From the Field — A1 Property Managers by Strategy
Strategy are kindly hosting our CHRISTCHURCH DA Annual Pub Quiz 2021 on August 10 @ 6:00 pm – get your tickets below, or find more details on the event page […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
In Kōrero with… Kātoitoi cofounders, Louise Kellerman and Nicole Arnett Phillips
Growing an archive – by and for the community Louise Kellerman and Nicole Arnett Phillips are the co-founders of Kātoitoi. Having collaborated for a number of years through Design Assembly, […]
3 years ago by Kate McGuinness
BJ Ball Student Design Competition
BJ Ball Papers dedicated to celebrating graphic design in print right here in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The BJ Ball Student Design Contest is back again – it’s an opportunity for Aotearoa Graphic Design […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Wintec to host change-making creatives at Ramp Festival
Wintec School of Media Arts’ highly anticipated Ramp Festival 2021 is once again bringing creative-based thinkers from across Aotearoa to Kirikiriroa, Hamilton from 4 – 6 August. – https://www.ramp.ac.nz Sarah […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Influencing the bigger picture.
Can design really affect social change? Communication design is just one thread in the complex web of social discourse that helps shape our opinions, beliefs, and actions. Design is pervasive, […]
3 years ago by Kate McGuinness
Fresh From the Field — Kāpiti Cheese by unified brands
Kāpiti is a brand that isn’t shy of big, bold flavours, they commissioned Unified Brands to design packaging with the same confidence. The brief: Kāpiti, a brand that sets the […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Decolonising Design in Aotearoa: From the Studio to the Archive and back again
This essay by Kerry Ann Lee and accompanying illustration by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White was originally published on katoitoi.nz as part of a commissioned series of essays, interviews and artworks […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
On Innovation
This article was written by Lee Parkinson, Strategic Director at Strategy Christchurch for Kātoitoi.nz Much has already been said by many (including myself), about 2020, the year that was. In […]
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Preserving a cultural moment in time
Seen through design artefacts and the kōrero around them, Kātoitoi preserves the collective feelings of Aotearoa in the year 2020 and brings other people into that space to experience it. […]
3 years ago by Kate McGuinness