RAMP Festival
"Haere Mai Ramp 2023 In recent times, we’re seeing the escalation of the adverse effects of humanity as we lose literal and psychic space in our built and virtual environments. In some ways, art is akin to the creative act of nature, which made us think, what can the arts do to respond to […]
HAMILTON: DA x Rocketspark Kōrero
Join your local designer community for an informal get-together – a chance to share a drink and some kai and have a conversation with your design friends old and new. First drink on Design Assembly. This event at Last Place Bar is proudly brought to you by Design Assembly and Rocketspark in celebration of the […]
AUCKLAND: UX Crash Course
Our friends at UX Gym are hosting this UX Crash Course workshop in both Auckland and Wellington. Get hands-on experience of a human-centred approach to UX design in this intensive one-day course. This course gives you a solid grounding in the principles and theories behind a modern, user-centred design process and practical experience taking […]
AUCKLAND: Design Research Workshop
Our friends at UX Gym are hosting this Design Research workshop A practical introduction to user or customer research. Learn the theory and practise the methods of modern design research as you design a research project from scratch, implement it, analyse the findings, and communicate the insights you discover. How does it work? This […]
CHRISTCHURCH: Brunch By The Beach
Come along to the New Brighton Surf Club for a unique event created for freelance graphic designers! DA Friends can use the code DAFRIEND at checkout for a discount on their tickets. Brunch by the Beach in Christchurch is an opportunity to connect with other local designers, learn from Matt Innes about his award-winning branding […]
AUCKLAND: User Interface (UI) Design Workshop
This workshop is hosted by our friends at UX Gym. Learn how to design a user interface (UI) by learning how people understand and make decisions when using screen-based interfaces, and how to respond to this when making your own design decisions. In this course you put everything you learn into practice by creating your […]
AUCKLAND TĀMAKI MAKAURAU DA Event: Spring Conversations | Design & Placemaking
Welcome to Design Assembly's Spring Conversations 2023! This time we will be exploring the role that design plays in creating a sense of place. Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for […]
ONLINE EVENT | Freelancing Diaries: All about ACC
This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives find financial success and navigate self-employed life. In this free webinar Hnry's Customer Finance Manager, Sophie Parrott, will be taking us through some of the key things creative freelancers need to know about ACC - including how […]
Doing Design Differently Auckland: Panel with George Aye
CoDesignCo, in collaboration with the University of Auckland's Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries, presents the "Doing Design Differently Auckland: Panel with George Aye," which critically examines the evolving landscape of social design in Australia and Aotearoa, emphasising ethical considerations. George Aye, co-founder of Greater Good Studio, will be joined by panellists Cecelia Faumuina, Kaan […]
CHRISTCHURCH ŌTAUTAHI DA Event: Spring Conversations | Design & Placemaking
Welcome to Design Assembly's Spring Conversations 2023! This time we will be exploring the role that design plays in creating a sense of place. Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for […]
WELLINGTON PŌNEKE DA Event: Spring Conversations | Design & Placemaking
Welcome to Design Assembly's Spring Conversations 2023! This time we will be exploring the role that design plays in creating a sense of place. Tickets are FREE for DA Friends - Access tickets with your special code Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for […]
DA Workshop | PŌNEKE WELLINGTON | Welcome to Te Ao Māori with Johnson McKay
Design Assembly, in partnership with Ira, is delighted to announce a 'Welcome to Te Ao Māori' workshop in Pōneke Wellington on Thursday 21 September 2023. This workshop is a full-day, immersive experience dedicated to developing cultural intelligence and creative solutions through a Te Ao Māori worldview. The only cultural workshop created specifically for those who […]
DA Workshop | PŌNEKE WELLINGTON | Redesigning Aotearoa with Johnson McKay
Redesigning Aotearoa Design Assembly in partnership with Ira is delighted to announce 'Redesigning Aotearoa' a workshop in Pōneke Wellington on Friday 22 September 2023. This workshop is a full-day, immersive experience dedicated to developing cultural intelligence and creative solutions through a Te Ao Māori worldview. The only cultural workshop created specifically for those who work with […]
Creatives for Climate Auckland Climate Festival Panel
Creatives for Climate is a global movement of storytellers and solutionists divesting their talent from destruction, and using their narrative power to build a just and regenerative world The global NGO has a mission and mandate to kick start an action plan across Aotearoa, and as a first step, is inviting local industry leaders to […]
ONLINE: Under the Hood | 11 October 2023
You are invited to join us online as two creatives walk us through how a design project worked. Each designer will share the brief, how they approached it, talk us through that internal feedback loop – This is too hard! It’s not working! Why did I decide to be a designer?! – and out to the other […]
2023 Pitch Graduate Showcase | Ara
2023 Pitch Graduate Showcase for Bachelor of Design, Visual Communication is on now until 25th Oct 2023. Industry folks, you are invited to come along Thursday, 19 October The exhibition will be taking place at the Kahukura building
Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka EOYE 2023
Te Kura Hoahoa—School of Design Innovation students from first to third year demonstrate their creativity and mahi in the annual End of Year Exhibition. The exhibition honours students and their achievements while shining a light on Aotearoa's future Designers and creatives. All of the Design Innovation studies courses' work is on exhibit. This exhibition brings […]
Brunch by the Bay
Come together at Brunch by the Bay in Auckland to connect with other local designers, hear from Laura Feaveryear about her design journey, and get practical advice from a panel of successful freelancers. Plus, enjoy some tasty brunch snacks alongside your fellow creatives. Use discount code DAFRIEND to get a discounted ticket Featured Speaker: […]
Wintec Graduate Creative Showcase
The Wintec graduate Creative Showcase is taking place between 16-25 Nov. The Media, Art, & Design Exhibition opening night will be 16 Nov 4:30-9pm and 17 Nov 10-2pm.
Otago Polytechnic EOY Exhibition | ‘Debrief’
Product Design Showcase opening night: 16 Nov ‘Debrief’. 5:30pm in The Hub, Forth St, Dunedin. Communication Design Showcase opening night: 17 Nov, ‘Debrief’. 5:30pm Ōwheo, Anzac Ave, Dunedin
AUT Art & Design Graduate Showcase
Come along to view and celebrate the work of the graduating students from AUT’s School of Art and Design - Kura Toi a Hoahoa. The student work represents the culmination of an educational experience, exploring a range of art and design topics, issues, approaches, and technologies. Opening night: Thursday 16 November WE & WM Buildings, AUT […]
MDS XXV | 2023 Graduate Show
Join Media Design School in commemorating this milestone of innovation and artistic brilliance, acknowledging not only their soon-to-be graduates but also over two decades of excellence in creative education. Come and mark this historic moment with them and their students to celebrate all the things our community have done, as we look ahead to all […]
DA Workshop Tāmaki Makaurau | Elevating Design Leadership: From Manager to Coach
DA WORKSHOP TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Elevating Design Leadership: From Manager to Coach Do you manage people or lead a team in your role? Design Assembly presents a workshop to support you to navigate the challenges and opportunities you face leading people in your work. We all can remember the best and the worst boss we ever […]
Unitec | DCA Gradshow
The Unitec Graduate Showcase is being held 23-25 November with the opening night held on 23 Nov.
ReDesign | University of Auckland Graduate Showcase
The Design Programme at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland challenges traditionally siloed design disciplines, exploring the power of design thinking across various industries. Design is one of the only disciplines that bridges many fields, and it is at this intersection that great things are possible. The ReDesign Graduate Show exhibition features work by University […]
PŌNEKE WELLINGTON DA Event: Summer Social
We invite you to join your fellow designers and creatives to share snippets from your busy year and celebrate the start of summer...at last! Come together for some kōrero and kai, whilst kicking back and preparing for the start of the silly season! This relaxed, two-hour event is for members of our Design Assembly community and […]
TĀMAKI MAKAURAU DA Event | Summer Social 2023
We invite you to join your fellow designers and creatives to share snippets from your busy year and celebrate the start of summer...at last! Check out the chic interior of brand new Bar Beluga just off Ponsonby Road, whilst you kick back and prepare for the start of the silly season! This is a relaxed, […]
ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH DA Event | Summer Social
We invite you to join your fellow designers and creatives to share snippets from your busy year and celebrate the start of summer...at last! Come together for some kōrero and kai, whilst kicking back and preparing for the start of the silly season! This relaxed, two-hour event is for members of our Design Assembly community and […]
Whitecliffe Graduate Showcase | GD23
Whitecliffe Bachelor of Fine Arts (Graphic Design) Graduate Exhibition. Opening: Tuesday 5 December 2023, 5pm to 7.30pm Open day: Wednesday 6 December 2023, 10am to 3pm Open day: Thursday 7 December 2023, 10am to 3pm Address: Whitecliffe, Form Gallery, 67 Symonds St, Grafton *GD23 poster design by Briea Bentham and James Parker
Design for Health Symposium 2023
This year, AUT's D4H symposium will explore how designers work with communities to bring their solutions to life, with a specific focus on rangatahi as the leaders of the future. Mainstream providers have a role in working with those most underserved. They must also give space and time to allow rangatahi to lead and design […]
Online Event | The Freelancing Diaries | Preparing yourself for the end of the financial year
Freelancing Diaries: Preparing for the end of the financial year
We've teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’ | a series helping freelancing creatives find financial success and navigate self-employed life.
Friends of Figma, Wellington
Join the Friends of Figma summer edition to make connections, share ideas, and learn how other designers are creating world-class experiences. There will be plenty of opportunity to have a say in what you'd like to see at future FoF Wellington events. See you there! Event info Event Date: Thu 29th February 2024 Time: 4:30pm NZT […]
DA Webinar | Under the Hood | Women in Design
You are invited to join us online as two designers walk us through how a design project worked. Each designer will share the brief, how they approached it, talk us through that internal feedback loop – This is too hard! It’s not working! Why did I decide to be a designer?! – and out to the other side to client love and project success. All of these insights in a quick conversational talk and additional time for live Q&A.
reDesign seminar series: AI in Creative Industries Conference
The reDesign seminar series is a platform for experts and industry leaders from the fields of design, technology and social entrepreneurship to reveal insights into their work and ways of working. These experts discuss topics that seek to foster interdisciplinary discussions and collaborative problem-solving. Find out about talks coming up and save your spot
DA Workshop Ōtautahi | Building Brands on Big Ideas with Rupert de Paula
Design Assembly presents a workshop to help supercharge your design process with an ideas-led methodology. BUILDING BRANDS ON BIG IDEAS Big ideas are traditionally perceived as the realm of advertising. But have as much importance and power within branding — if not more. In fact, the best design work in the world is rooted in […]
DA Event | Women in Design DAY | Design and You
Design Assembly is excited to introduce the inaugural DA Women in Design Day (Design and You) 2024 — an annual event dedicated to fostering community, celebration, and education among women in the design industry in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The talks will explore the theme 'The personal is political: How has your background, life experiences and values shaped your design practice to live a life in design?
AUTUMN CONVERSATIONS | Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Welcome to Design Assembly's Autumn Conversations 2024!
This time we will be exploring the subject of Design & Planet.
After the talks, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask the speakers your burning questions and engage in a lively discussion with fellow attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field and gain valuable insights into the impact designers can have in this area.
AUTUMN CONVERSATIONS | Pōneke Wellington
Welcome to Design Assembly's Autumn Conversations 2024!
This time we will be exploring Design & Planet.
After the talks, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask the speakers your burning questions and engage in a lively discussion with fellow attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field and gain valuable insights into the impact designers can have in this area.
AUTUMN CONVERSATIONS | Ōtautahi Christchurch
Welcome to Design Assembly's Autumn Conversations 2024!
This time we will be exploring Design & Planet.
After the talks, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask the speakers your burning questions and engage in a lively discussion with fellow attendees. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from practitioners in the field and gain valuable insights into the impact designers can have in this area.
DA Workshop | Life-Centred Design with Raul Sarrot | Ōtautahi
Building on the previous success of Raul Sarrot’s strategy and design-thinking workshops, this hands-on session offers a deeper dive into the world of purposeful innovation, focusing specifically on how to bring a life-centred, sustainable lens to creative problem-solving