Women in Design . . . Aakifa Chida
Today we are chatting with Aakifa Chida, Communication Designer and Lecturer, AUT School of Art and Design. Aakifa is joining the Decades of Design session.
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design . . . Cat van der Werff
Today we are chatting with Cat van der Werff, Executive Creative Director at Canva, who is headlining Women in Design Day 2025 with a keynote address,
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design . . . Dr Sarah Baker
Today we are chatting with Associate Professor Dr Sarah Baker, a design strategist, researcher, and educator at Media Design School in Auckland. At Women in Design Day, Sarah will be facilitating a Gender & Design workshop that will explore gender inequality in design and offer practical strategies for designers to make a change.
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design . . . Donna Maxwell
The Studio Relay: Passing the Leadership Baton in Design is written by Donna Maxwell, an independent consultant with a mixed background in marketing, design, and management.
11 months ago by Donna Maxwell
Women in Design . . . Rosie Holt
In the lead up to Women In Design Day we are chatting with our workshop facilitators.
Rosie Holt is a high-performance business coach who will facilitate the workshop “From Concept to Clicks: Marketing for Designers”. Click to learn more!
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design . . . Alice Murray
A graphic designer passionate about visual communication, Alice was an Associate Partner at Pentagram London for the last seven years. She is now freelancing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design . . . Kim Pick
Kim Pick, Group Executive Creative Director, VML New Zealand tells us what makes her passionate about the creative industry and what she hopes for the future of design in Aotearoa.
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design . . . Annie Dow
Today we are chatting with Annie Dow the founder and owner of Dow Goodfolk and Brother Design and a passionate and vocal expert on the value of branding and believes creative and strategic excellence transforms brands, her mantra of ‘Design Delivers Value’ is legendary within the industry.
11 months ago by Design Assembly
Coming in March 2025 – Women in Design Day: Moments of Change
We are excited to announce our second Women in Design Day: Moments of Change—an annual event dedicated to fostering community, celebration, and education among women in the design industry in […]
1 year ago by Design Assembly
Women in Design… Rosalind Clark, typeface
We love the opportunity to get to know our DA friends better, so we’re happy to get the chance to speak with typeface’s Rosalind Clark. We spoke to Rosalind about […]
5 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Never Not International Womens Day
If 2020 taught us one thing, women are still a long way from equality and equity. Globally, women bore the brunt of the physical, emotional and financial impacts of the […]
5 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Meet our friends… Megan Bardsley
We love the opportunity to get to know our DA friends better, so we’re happy to get the chance to speak with Megan Bardsley a freelance graphic designer with 15 years […]
5 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Women in Design — Artia Simamora
In this series, we celebrate New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, diverse career pathways, and how […]
5 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Fresh From the Field — Viva La Vulva by Stevie Elliot
Stevie Elliot is a Wellington-based designer at Teacher Talk, and founder of Viva la Vulva. After witnessing a birth she wanted to create a product to say “Congrats, mama, you […]
5 years ago by Louise Kellerman
5 minutes with… Charlotte McCrae
DA loved the impactful series of posters Charlotte McCrae produced for Mate Act Now. Charlotte is a Graphic Designer and Creative based in Auckland. She graduated from Massey University School […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Women in Design — Jess Gommers, Art Director, Exhibition & Print Designer
In this series, we celebrate New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, diverse career pathways, and how […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Women in Design — Isla Osborne, Freelance Designer & Glass Artist
In this series, we celebrate New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, diverse career pathways, and how […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Women in Design — Emma Buller
In this series, we celebrate New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, diverse career pathways, and how […]
6 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Poster Call — all wāhine toi Aotearoa!
Directory of Women Designers + Designers Speak (Up) RAMP Gallery, Kirikiriroa / 29 April – 24 May 2019 To record the current landscape of all designers who identify as women […]
7 years ago by Louise Kellerman
DA Women In Design Evenings – Christchurch
Join us for an informal evening of drinks from 27seconds and nibbles as we come together for relationships to be made, nurtured and supported.
Everyone is welcome.
DA Women In Design Evenings – Wellington
Join us for an informal evening of drinks and food as we come together for relationships to be made, nurtured and supported.
Everyone is welcome.
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Networks of Exceptionally Creative Women
Written by Lana Lopesi Graphic Matters is a monthly column on issues and ideas related to New Zealand Design Culture Founded in 1980, the Association of Women Artists formed as […]
7 years ago by Lana Lopesi
Design Thinking/Stinking
Continuing their Ladies, Wine & Design events, Dow Design presents ‘Design Thinking/Stinking‘ on Wednesday 19th April. This popular event ponders, “Has all of this ‘thinking’ around design become over-rated or […]
9 years ago by Louise Kellerman
Ladies, Wine & Design, @ Dow Design, February 15th
Dow Design have teamed up with Jessica Walsh to bring her initiative ‘Ladies, Wine & Design’ to Auckland. Jessica Walsh started Ladies, Wine & Design in New York after doing a […]
9 years ago by Louise Kellerman