Last Sunday saw the first ever ‘Chromacon‘ — Auckland’s newest Illustration & Comic Arts Festival.  It’s a grassroots effort to showcase original New Zealand art and promote self-published work. With more than 70 stands full of amazing talent, it has to … More »

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We are looking forward to hearing Kelly Thompson speak at Semi-Permanent this month. She was born in Rotorua and lived in Wellington for ten years before moving to Melbourne. Kelly is known for her attention to detail and her feminine, alluring illustration, … More »

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Last night Yoobee School of Design in Auckland hosted the Behance portfolio review, a chance for students and graduates to connect and get feedback on their creative work. These events happen in cities around the world throughout the week.  With over … More »

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The 5th Auckland Triennial opened last week at nine venues across Auckland. With the Auckland Art Gallery as its home base, the Triennial offers three months of contemporary art, talks and performances (and with free entry for the … More »

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A few months ago we commenced the 2013 series highlighting talent from recent graduates. Design schools around the country nominated recent grads for our second year highlighting new talent starting out in the industry. Bronte Alder (Yoobee School of Design) and Nathan … More »

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Askew’s graffiti work is part of our urban landscape. The diverse self-taught artist’s work also involves graphic design, illustration, photography, publishing, music and moving image. His tireless dedication to his craft will make for an inspiring talk at Semi-Permanent this … More »

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Often, when you receive a new project and you commit to the process of creation, your energy levels and enthusiasm are high, your ideas are plentiful and your excitement palpable. At other times, … More »

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One of the typography greats, Joseph Churchward, sadly passed away late last week.

Born in Samoa in 1932, Joseph moved to New Zealand in 1946, aged 13. After a brief encounter with Auckland, made his home in Wellington, where he studied … More »

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Registrations for the 100 Days Project are now open. The concept is simple: Choose one creative exercise, and then repeat it every day for 100 days. Record each daily effort and see what evolves in the work and in the … More »

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Last Friday Studio Magazine celebrated the launch of its 3rd edition, along with a revamped website, alowing you to order a copy of the publication online. Hosted by the Biz Dojo in the co.space pop-up, a crowd of design lovers … More »

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‘Two heads are better than one’ — John Heywood

Collaboration. On the outset it appears to be a sure fire way of producing great work that surpasses what one could have achieved on their own. Truth be told however, this type … More »

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I have to admit my affiliation and admiration for Storm Thorgerson’s work came later to me than some, having somehow managed to make it through a design degree and 4 years of working commercially before being introduced to his genius. … More »

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Three years ago today I was fresh out of University, embarking on a journey into the commercial world of graphic design. In my last year of study, I struggled to see how design theory would help me after I graduated. … More »

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The Design Assembly Workshop Series 2013 presents: Using psychology to get cut-through with design with Baruch Ter Wal Thursday May 16th, 9.30am – 12pm Room WF702, Level 7, WF Business Building, AUT University, Wakefield Street, Auckland City

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Semi-Permanent, the international festival for creatives, returns to Auckland on 31 May for its annual two-day exploration into the minds of our world’s most cutting edge creative artists and design thinkers.

In Auckland for its 9th year, 2013 will see Kiwis … More »

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This is the last of the illustrated summaries of our Autumn Conversations talks. In previous weeks Auckland-based freelance graphic designer and illustrator Marc Conaco summarised Luke Wood and Sally Greer’s talks in his series “Once Upon A Seminar”. This week we end the series … More »

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Exhibiting alongside the Design Assembly team at Urbis Design Day 2013 were nine other creative collaborations, entertaining and engaging the minds of the circulating crowd.

You’ve seen what Design Assembly put together for the day. What was on offer at the other … More »

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