As a designer one can get caught up in a more serious headspace with the daily need for clarity in communication, rationalising of design decisions and balancing the client’s needs and expectations with the pursuit for creative excellence. Sometimes it’s [...]

A masterclass workshop with Catherine Griffiths.
Design a large format poster using the letterform as the primary tool with which to improvise and construct meaning, whether social, political or cultural, with attention to detail, composition and aesthetic form.

Wednesday 22 June from 6pm – 8pm, ARTSPACE Gallery, K Road, Auckland.
Featuring: Graphic Tactility (Anzac Tasker), A Type of Improvisation (Catherine Griffiths) and How did I get myself into this (Nick Fracture)

Last Thursday night at the media launch in Auckland, We Can Create released the details of ten of their twelve speakers.
So what do you get for your $320 or $250 early bird ticket from the ingural We Can Create event?

A masterclass workshop with Peter Gilderdale. Niels Shoe Meulman’s has made calligraphy current. This workshop looks at the calligraphy side of this partnership and introduces participants to the principles and tools of calligraphy.

Design Assembly presents the first of it’s 2011 workshop series. The full workshop calendar will be announced next Friday 8 April.

Back in 2011 due to popular demand Design Assembly is proud to offer two opportunities to attend a three hour [...]

The Church is proud to announce a completely New Zealand-owned show We Can Create – August 26 and 27 2011.

If you have space for people to relocate from Christchurch on a temporary basis please list the information below. (Comment back if your space gets taken and we will remove the listing).

Wednesday 23rd February from 6pm
NEW VENUE – Level 1, ARTSPACE, 300 Karangahape Road, Auckland City.
Featuring Bevan Tonks & Tana Mitchell, www.makesomething.co.nz Philip Kelly, www.pkwycreative.com and Joanna Alpe, www.weloveinc.com

Join us on Wednesday 17th November from 6.30pm – 9.30pm
The Lounge Bar, Galatos, 17 Galatos Street, Auckland City.
www.galatos.co.nz

A three hour hands-on workshop covering the basics of of Colour Management Theory, Tools, and Implementation.

Thursday 28th October, 2pm – 5pm, The Biz Dojo, Suite 201, Level 2, Ironbank, 150 K Road, Auckland City.

Conversations on September 29th 2010

The theory of Colour Management – Jessica Mills
A journey of research– David Sinfield
Walk the line – Ross Liew/TrustMe

By Laurent Antonczak

My previous post was on emerging technology / graphic design in New Zealand and having the mindset to be a global pioneer. I asked if you had considered increasing your knowledge of emerging technologies and designing a [...]

In the beginning, God created the Internet, and saw that it was good. And God made the fonts of the Internet according to their kinds and all of the characters that creep upon the web according to their kind. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the documents and designs, and let the fonts multiply.” But they didn’t. For twenty years the same 12 fonts knocked around together wondering where in the hell the party was.

Lindsay emailed me yesterday with this piece of New Zealand typography that he likes – the logo for this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival. It was created by Ocean Design. What do you like?

Email me louise@designassembly.org.nz with an image of NZ typography that you like (500 pixels wide) and your name.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Designer by day, designer by night – Zoe Ikin
How to design and not commit suicide– Daniel Gordon
Vinyl Flashbacks – Peter McLennan

I am a Semi Veteran, since I saw 123 Klan and Shepard Fairey in 2003 I have been addicted to Semi Permanent. At first glance I did not not think this years line up was exciting as last years but lets take a closer look.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Design Assembly kicks off for 2010.

Come along from 6pm to mix and mingle with your fellow graphic designers.
Speakers will start at 6.30pm.

This workshop is for designers who occasionally design for the web – but do not build websites.

Join us to celebrate the end of the year and start of summer!

There will be a meeting held on the 10th November to discuss how the changes to the Auckland Council (aka the ‘Supercity’) will affect the arts community.

It’s that time of year for the new batch of Graduates to showcase their work. Late nights in the classroom for an opening and gallery like exhibition of work.

Design Assembly is celebrating it’s first birthday on September 30th!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Welcome to 2009! I hope you all had a relaxing break over the Christmas / New Year period and have arrived back somewhat refreshed and excited about what the year may hold.

Design Assembly last night was awesome, I had a great time meeting some new designers, managed to relax more this time and we had three great conversations.

Hope you’re enjoying the sunny weather we’ve had lately and are still feeling charged from Design Assembly – I’d had lots of great feedback and encouragement from all of you to keep me really excited about the future possibilities for Design Assembly.

THANK YOU – To everyone that came along last night and to our awesome sponsors!