Fresh From The Field — Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga website – By Tribal Aotearoa
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. With intuitive storytelling and seamless user experience, Tribal Aotearoa walk us through their recent website design and build for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Tanoga which works to inspire exploration across Aotearoa. Want to submit your […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Between the Pages with Dialog Studio – Rheem Brand Book
In this interview series we sit down with some of the illustrators and designers behind some of Aotearoa NZ’s self published books to learn more about their illustration processes, book print designs, and tips for self publishing. Taking inspiration from the classic editorial format and coffee table books, Dialog studio share their recent brand book […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — GALAH Press – By Daylight
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. Crafting a world of colour, type, and the hidden complexity of the tech build that lies behind it, Daylight walk us through their recent work for GALAH. Want to submit your own work to Fresh […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Future State: A Festival of Radical Innovation, 11 May 2023
The first edition of Future State, brought to you by Spark for Business and Semi Permanent: 11 May. “Business is being reinvented at a pace never seen before. What do New Zealand business leaders need to be thinking about to be relevant in the fourth industrial revolution?” Future State is a one-day series of high-impact business […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — Comvita Paengaroa Workplace Design – By Blur the Lines
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa New Zealand Design Assembly community. Taking a progressive hospitality design approach with a bold colour scheme inspired by nature and the warmth of honey and the hive, Blur the Lines walk us through their recent workplace design for […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Meet our Friends… Choir
‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to our friends Choir to learn more about their studio team, culture, and design philosophy. New around here? Consider joining the fam as a DA Friend for 2023. […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Watch: Under the Hood Women in Design, Mar 2023
For the month of March, to honour International Women’s Day, we highlighed and celebrated (as we always do) women in the design industry at our Under the Hood webinar. Each designer shared a brief, how they approached it, talked us through that internal feedback loop – This is too hard! It’s not working! Why did […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — Metlifecare – By Choir
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. From refreshing the identity to developing a brand hierarchy system to connect the parent brand with each village, Choir walk us through their brand identity and strategy work for Metlifecare Want to submit your own […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
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 Lenton on his motion design career journey, Houdini, and advice for those just starting out in motion design. Brought to you in collaboration with our […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh from the Field – TMNZ – by Principals
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa New Zealand Design Assembly community. Keeping it energised and structured, a rectangular patterning references financial spreadsheets and bar charts — something all accountants can appreciate, Principals walk us through their brand identity work for TMNZ. Want to submit […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Between the Pages with Yueko
In this interview series we sit down with some of the illustrators and designers behind some of Aotearoa NZ’s self published books to learn more about their illustration processes, book print designs, and tips for self publishing. This week we chatted with Yueko, an independent digital artist who recently published Idyllic, an art book featuring […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Streamlining design processes with AI – in conversation with RUSH.
Ahead of our Autumn Conversations: ‘Design & AI’ events and workshops coming up this Mar & April, we sat down with RUSH’s Rodrigo Acevedo, Product Design Lead, and Giselle Scott, Digital Product Designer, to hear how working with AI to streamline design processes has allowed them to focus on their best strategic, high-level work. Join […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — Nutiani – By Hula
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. Working from an identity system that was restless and confident to reflect the brand’s personality, Hula walk us through their brand identity work for Nutiani. Want to submit your own work to Fresh From The […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
DA Conversations Podcast with Celeste Skachill
Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In our podcast series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. This month across the entirety of the DA website we’ve put a focus on sharing the stories of female designers in honour of International Women’s Day. In this month’s podcast […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Meet our Friends . . . EY wavespace
‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to our friends over at EY wavespace to learn more about their studio team, culture, and design philosophy. With a diverse range of skill sets, their […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store – By Jasmax and Alt Group
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa New Zealand Design Assembly community. A sculptural shaping of space, art, and contemporary fashion; Jasmax walk us through the retail concept for the new Stolen Girlfriend’s flagship store in Wellington. Want to submit your own work to Fresh […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
On the side with Chris Flack
This series profiles designers 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 it. This week we heard from one of our DA Friends, Chris Flack, Design Director at Strategy Creative on his recent creative side projects and the value […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Under the hood with …Christine Luiten, Senior Creative at Studio C and Katherine Rayn from Catalyst IT
Ahead of our upcoming online event, Under the Hood – Women in Design, we sat down for a quick q&a with two of our featured speakers, Christine Luiten, Senior Creative at Studio C, and Katherine Rayn from Catalyst IT All folks are welcome to virtually attend this event by registering here ( free for DA […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Women in Design . . . Laura Feavearyear
In our Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design series, we celebrate Aotearoa 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 they achieve balance. Today we chatted with Laura Feavearyear, Creative Director of Creative Jam who‘s shares how she’s navigated her […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Under the Hood with Fiona Kerr, Head of Creative Content at ZURU Edge
Ahead of our upcoming online event, Under the Hood – Women in Design, we sat down for a quick q&a with one of our featured speakers, Fiona Kerr from ZURU Edge. All folks are welcome to virtually attend this event by registering here ( free for DA Friends, pay-what-you-can for the public) Looking for opportunities […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Media Design School Bright Awards Winners 2022
The Bright Awards recognise young New Zealand high-school talent within the creative arts and technology fields. Since 2016, Media Design School has committed to help lift these creators and give back to their community. The 2022 Bright Awards invited Year 11–13 students to showcase and celebrate their creativity in digital design and technology. Winners were […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa – By Gusto Design
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our New Zealand Design Assembly community. Informed by research insights and te ao Māori concepts, the Gusto team developed a fresh and innovative visual identity for New Zealand Walking Access Commission, now known as Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa. Want to […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Behind the Curtain — Picnicka website design – By Relatable Design Co, Rocketspark Design Partner
In the ‘Behind the Curtain’ series we sit down with Rocketspark Design Partners to explore their work and how the Rocketspark platform and partnership program has helped grow their design businesses. This week we chatted with Minja van der Paard of Relatable Design Co on her recent work for Picnicka The brief Picnicka is a European-inspired restaurant and […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Women in Design . . . Sita Narsai
In our Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design series, we celebrate Aotearoa 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 they achieve balance. Today we chatted with Sita Narsai who’s the Lead Designer at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher
Fresh From The Field — Moksha – By Tomorrow
Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Overloading all of the senses, from sight and smell to taste and touch, Tomorrow take us behind their brand identity work for Moksha. Want to submit your own work to Fresh From The Field? Fill out […]
2 years ago by Jess Lowcher