Have your say: 2024 Mentally Healthy Survey
For those keen on attending the upcoming DA Lunch Clubs in AKL & WLG: We will be reviewing the results from this survey and focusing our discussion around psychological safety […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
The Benefits of Biophilic Design
For the month of April we’ve put a special focus on projects and discussions around Design & Planet in alignment with our 2024 Autumn Conversations events. The author of this […]
2 years ago by Miranda Brown
How can designers be better advocates for people and planet?
For the month of April we’ve put a special focus on projects and discussions around Design & Planet in alignment with our 2024 Autumn Conversations events. The authors of this […]
2 years ago by Anna Jackson
Between the Pages Edu Series: Top tips and common mistakes of setting your book files up for print
We popped by our Friends at BookPrint to see how they make and print books right here in Aotearoa NZ. In this week’s series, David shares with us some of […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
The Freelancing Diaries: A self-employed creative’s guide to the End of Financial Year
This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life and find their version of financial success. This quarterly […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
The Freelancing Diaries: End of Financial Year & what you need to know as a self-employed creative
This series is in partnership with our friends at Hnry. Welcome back Friends! It’s that time of the year again! No, not just tax season but the time where we […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Design Assembly’s Events & Workshops coming up for 2024
Kia ora Friends! We’re back from the summer holidays feeling fresh and excited for what’s in store this year for our Design Assembly community. Here’s the events and workshops we […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Meri Kirihimete!
Holiday mode engaged! The out of office emails are up and the DA HQ is now on break from 20 Dec – 22 Jan, so it’ll be quiet on here for […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Between the Pages Edu Series: Preparing your art work for perfect bound books.
We popped by our Friends at BookPrint to see how they make and print books right here in Aotearoa NZ. In this week’s series, we get up close and personal […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Coming in March – Women in Design Event: Design & You
We are excited to introduce the inaugural Design Assembly Women in Design Day (Design and You) 2024—an annual event dedicated to fostering community, celebration, and education among women in the […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Design tips for building templates in Word
Our Friends over at Timplates are making the lives of designers just a touch easier – here are handy tips for how to build design templates in Word. This article […]
3 years ago by Timplates
Let’s Talk Bilingual Signs
This article was originally written and published over on Maynard Design. In this article, the team at Maynard share their thoughts and insight around bilingual signage, answering the question – […]
3 years ago by DA Friend
“Well, what does the community think?” Isthmus’ Damian Powley talks Design & Placemaking
As designers within the public space or ‘Placemakers’, “What does the community think?” is a question that we get asked all the time—almost to justify the validity of a project.
3 years ago by Louise Kellerman
The Freelancing Diaries: ACC guide for creative freelancers
This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life and find their version of financial success. This quarterly […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Freelancing essentials: All about ACC webinar
This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life and find their version of financial success. This quarterly […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
2023 Spring Conversations: Featured Speakers
With the Spring Conversations events coming up across all three cities in the next few weeks, we’re taking a moment to shine a light on each city’s featured speakers. This […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Welcome to the Freelancing Diaries
This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life and find their version of financial success. This quarterly […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Protected: The pursuit of happiness
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3 years ago by Mark Easterbrook
Martina Plantijn is a better Plantin
Named after an indomitable 17th century businesswoman, author, and head of the largest printing business in the world, Martina Plantijn is the newest typeface released from our Friends over at […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Recap: 2023 Pub Quiz in Tāmaki Makaurau
For those of you new to DA or who haven’t had a chance to attend one of our pub quizzes yet – imagine a night of wacky frivolity. Where folks […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Walking the talk with Eric Thompson – Head of School, Design Innovation at Whitecliffe
Whether it’s designing your own line of products or delivering tailored creative services, how many of us have thought of starting our own businesses? According to Whitecliffe’s Head of School, […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
How to protect your brand with Word: An introduction to building Word templates.
Our Friends at Timplates have shared a few helpful tips for any designers or studios looking to help their clients integrate their branding across Word and PowerPoint. The article is […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Pulse Check Survey – February 2023
Kia Ora Aotearoa NZ, We’ve created a short survey to check in with our design community – How are we doing right now? Where are we setting our sights to […]
3 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Unlocking Your Designer DNA: The unique talents and strengths you bring to the table.
The ‘Discover your Designer DNA’ workshop series with Leadership Performance Coach, Jason Biggs, is happening in March 2023 this year across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. In this workshop individuals will […]
4 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Creative Studios: Metrics that matter when it comes to our people
This article is sponsored by Streamtime: A few weeks back we shared the results from the 2022 Mentally Healthy Survey ( watch the recap here ) which set out to […]
4 years ago by Jess Lowcher
