Best of the Best
The Best Design Awards were held at a black tie event in Auckland last Friday night, at the stylish new Viaduct Events Centre. The awards, organised by the Designers Institute of New Zealand, showcase...
View ArticleDesign Crowdsourcing – Harmful or Simply Evolution?
The New Zealand launch of website DesignCrowd has given rise to some debate in the local design community. It joins the likes of similar websites such as Bootb, 99designs, crowdSPRING, Hatchwise, as...
View ArticleFound Lettering in NYC
New York is a great place to discover type, as I found out on a recent trip there. Trying to find some sort of link or style I came to the conclusion there isn’t one, but there were some themes I …...
View ArticleA Daily Design Project in Progress
On 1 January 2012, I started a crazy project called My Daily Design. It’s a daily project where I design the date in a different way every day during 2012. Since I’ve just passed the half way mark, I...
View ArticleWhat motivates you?
A common question, but one which deserves some thinking about, as I believe that even knowing what motivates you will help drive that motivation to produce great work. It may be a generalisation, but...
View ArticleAUT Graduate Show 2012
Last night kicked off AUT University’s School of Art + Design graduate show, AD12. As always, the graduates produced a fantastic array of work, maintaining the same level of quality as previous end of...
View ArticleFarewell to a typography great
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...
View ArticleBehance Portfolio Review Week
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...
View Article100 Days: Anjana Iyer
Name: Anjana Iyer Day job: I am currently studying Web Design at Tasman International Academy and I work as freelance illustrator. Project description: Every day I am illustrating one word in a...
View ArticleSpark Summary
Spark, the international festival of media, arts and design was held in Hamilton last week. Celebrating its 15th festival, the five-day annual event programme included presentations, workshops, panel...
View ArticlePromoting Prosperity Book Launch
Last night was the Auckland launch of the book Promoting Prosperity, The Art of Early New Zealand Advertising, by Peter Alsop and Gary Stewart. The event was MC’d by Russell Brown, with speeches by...
View ArticleMichael Bierut talks about work, life and the NZ flag
World renowned, New York Pentagram partner, Michael Bierut was in New Zealand last week to speak at creative conference Semi-Permanent. Designer Laura Cibilich sat down with Michael to learn more...
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