Don’t forget the type
Until only a couple of years ago, web type was so restrictive it would regularly make print designers' heads explode. Remember pre-CSS when you had a choice of only 7 fixed font sizes, with no leading...
View ArticleWellington creative duo prove working with your spouse really can work!
Not many of us can say we have what it takes to work with our spouse or partner. But I’ve recently come across the work of Porirua based husband and wife creatives Stephen and Di Fuller that prove it...
View ArticleLetters of Inspiration
A collection of photographs of lettering, taken in Auckland, Sydney, Akaroa, London and St Ives, Cambridgeshire.The post Letters of Inspiration appeared first on Design Assembly.
View ArticleClean and Green Kiwi’s
Celebrating 10 years of service (yes, it's been that long), Kiwibank has introduced a new look for their brand.The post Clean and Green Kiwi’s appeared first on Design Assembly.
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 ArticleEmbracing the temporal
As a designer, the realisation that your profession involves creating work that will ultimately find its way into the bin is a disconcerting one. Regardless of whether it is a literal or figurative...
View Article‘Hot’ Metal type in North America
Travelling back to New York and the Midwest for a few weeks I arrive in my old neighbourhood of Cobble Hill in Brooklyn. After a much needed sleep I get up and wander on Court Street where I walk past...
View ArticleAmpersand Conference
When I discovered I would be in the UK at the same time the second Ampersand Conference was happening, I booked straight away. Subtitled "the web typography conference", I thought the subject was...
View ArticlePreserving our hand-painted building signage
Preserve was created by Mark Spurgeon to create a permanent record of hand-painted building signage. The project is a great way to visually capture the typography on buildings being demolished in...
View ArticleType in film; more than just a silent character
Back in 2006 there was a film released that became a personal favourite of mine. It was entitled ‘Stranger Than Fiction’, starring Will Ferrell as the protagonist. Although Ferrell’s turn at a more...
View ArticleArohatia te Reo – cherishing the language with Maori typeface Whakarare.
Johnson Witehira is an independent designer and artist who specialises in kaupapa Maori graphic design and Maori design practices. He is currently completing a PhD through Te Putahi-a-toi (Maori...
View ArticleMore Midwestern ‘Hot’ Metal, Folk Art and Design
Following on from my recent trip and last post, here’s three more inspired examples of signage, display lettering and graphic folk art applied to buildings in Chicago and Detroit. 1. Central Camera Co....
View ArticleMore is More
A recent exhibition in Te Ara Hihiko included work from three Massey University College of Creative Arts papers: Printmaking (200 level), Screen Printing for Design (300 level), and Contemporary...
View ArticleMastheads – that top third of real estate is king.
Recently, I was conversing with a friend about a new magazine publication they were involved in. The name that they were going to bestow on their venture was currently up for debate. Anyone who has...
View ArticleThe inaugural Design Year…Yeah!
Fancy - the New Zealand Design Blog and Design Assembly have just launched the first ever Design Yeah calendar!! Its 12 months, 12 of New Zealand’s very best designers and 12 limited-edition art prints...
View ArticleHappy New Yeah!
In December last year we launched the first ever Design Yeah Calendar - featuring 12 A3 limited edition art prints that perf off to keep forever on your wall! Design Yeah 2013 is a celebration of New...
View ArticleInDesign Training – The amazing GREP
This InDesign training is focused around sharing the concept of Grep. I'll show you how to use it as an advanced find & change. I'll also show you what a Grep style is. The post InDesign Training –...
View ArticleISTD: Student Assessment Review
An exhibition currently on show until 5th April (9am–5pm daily) in Te Ara Hihiko, the creative arts building at Massey University in Wellington showcases the work of eighteen successful 3rd and 4th...
View ArticleMaking stuff out of nothing
Well OK, maybe not quite ‘nothing’, but you know the kind of brief where you’ve got very little time, no budget for a photoshoot and all the client can give you is some terrible photos they shot on...
View ArticleIllustrator training – Make pretty lines using the width tool.
This course will teach you how to make beautiful lines in Adobe Illustrator using the width tool. Upgrade your Illustrator life today! The post Illustrator training – Make pretty lines using the width...
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