2024 Australian Good Design Awards Open for Entry

Keen to enter the 2024 Australian Good Design Awards this year? Then – Welcome to the year of the Design Effect. This year’s theme aims to showcase the profound ripple […]

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2024 Good Design Awards

ENTER THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN GOOD DESIGN AWARDS: Entries open until midnight 3 May    The Design Effect – Be Part of it.  In a world where design has the power to […]

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Fresh From The Field — Kaffee Eis and Gellicious Gelato product packaging – By 45 Design Studio

For the month of March we are shining a special spotlight on Aotearoa women designers – from their work to their stories.  Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series […]

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Fresh From The Field — Access and Choice Campaign and Website – By Gusto Design

For the month of March we are shining a special spotlight on Aotearoa women designers – from their work to their stories. Join us for our inaugural Women in Design DAY | […]

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Fresh From The Field — Design 4 Conservation Mindset Cards – By Ana Yamila Palatnik

For the month of March we are shining a special spotlight on Aotearoa women designers – from their work to their stories. Join us for our inaugural Women in Design […]

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Under the hood with …Emma East, Design Director at Q Brand Builders

For the month of March we are shining a special spotlight on Aotearoa women designers – from their work to their stories. In lead up to the Under the Hood […]

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Under the Hood with Stacey Morrissey, Design Director at Spruik

For the month of March we are shining a special spotlight on Aotearoa women designers – from their work to their stories. In lead up to the Under the Hood […]

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2024 Hot New Things: Olivia Peterson, Media Design School

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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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 […]

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2024 Hot New Things: Kirsty Leggett, Media Design School

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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Fresh From The Field — Hubbards Very Fancy Granola – By Onfire Design

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. Influenced by the psychedelia art of the 1960’s, Onfire create […]

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2023 Graduate Show Previews | ‘ReDesign’ University of Auckland

A snapshot of some of the featured students at this year’s ‘ReDesign‘ Graduate Showcase at University of Auckland happening on 23 Nov 2023. Name: Judy Jin Course/Stream: Des 301: Business […]

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Fresh From The Field — Social Sector Commissioning Visual Identity – By Gusto Design

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. Showcasing the strength that comes with community, Gusto Design take […]

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Ahead of Semi Permanent: 5 mins with Game Designer & Producer, Maru Nihoniho

In the lead up to 2023’s Semi Permanent coming up in Pōneke this November, we chat with game designer and producer, Maru Nihoniho, who will be one of the featured […]

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From the Edges – Ashley Boyd, Media Design School; ‘Preparing creatives for self employment in the purpose economy’

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 […]

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Director/VP Product Design

About Auror At Auror, we’re empowering the retail industry to tackle theft and Organised Retail Crime, a $150 Billion problem globally. It’s high volume crime that’s increasingly organised in nature […]

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On the side with Senior Designer, Lucie Blaze

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 […]

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Autumn Conversations '23 - Design & AI, Otautahi

CHRISTCHURCH DA Event: Autumn Conversations – Design & AI

Welcome to Design Assembly New Zealand Autumn Conversations. In this event, we’ll be exploring the fascinating intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Our theme is “Design and AI: How to […]

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Autumn Conversations '23 - Design & AI, Pōneke

WELLINGTON DA Events: Autumn Conversations – Design & AI

Welcome to Design Assembly New Zealand Autumn Conversations! In this event, we’ll be exploring the fascinating intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Our theme is “Design and AI: How to […]

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Autumn Conversations '23 - Design & AI, Tamaki Makaurau

AUCKLAND DA Event: Autumn Conversations – Design & AI

Welcome to Design Assembly New Zealand Autumn Conversations! In this event, we’ll be exploring the fascinating intersection of design and artificial intelligence. Our theme is “Design and AI: How to […]

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Graphic Designer (Retail) / $110k – $120k

Want to be part of one of New Zealand’s biggest retailers for men’s and women’s clothing, homewares, beauty and more? We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer with experience in the […]

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Media Design School 2021 Graduate Exhibition

We’re giving you a sneak peek at some of the graduating talent coming out of Aotearoa this year, and a taste of what they’ve been working on. Welcome to the […]

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Tune into Australia’s premier Design, Business and Culture event from Aotearoa.

Kia ora friends, stepping out from the collective DA team voice here to talk to share my (Nicole Arnett Phillips) personal experience with The Design Conference “The Design Conference is […]

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Clear your schedule, the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival is almost here

The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival launches on 6 May at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket with a stellar line up of the most celebrated creative documentaries. The festival then travels […]

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AUT student finalists in Global Design Awards

Late last year we wrote about Lexus partnering with AUT’s school of design to support emerging design talent in Aotearoa. In a follow up to that story we were excited […]

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