Why do we draw? Does how we draw change the outcome of a design? And what impact does drawing have on our design expectations?

Join the Design Institute of Australia at Perth Design Week in a conversation about how it is we do what we do. With new technologies available to us as designers, what design process is right for our project? Is there something about the hand brain connection that's fundamental to design and is AI blurring the divide? How is design thinking impacted by how we represent our ideas?

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Join us for networking drinks and colour inspiration at the Dulux Colour Forecast 2024 Presentation hosted by Jardan. Discover this year’s palette featuring mid-tone colors, to evoke sentiments of warmth, nostalgia and self-expression.

Join us at Stylecraft as we celebrate and announce our 2023 State and National Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA) winners!

This year, we've made a slight change to the format by combining the State and National Winner announcements into one exciting event. Witness the recognition of exceptional designers from across Australia in the early stages of their careers.

Please join us in celebrating the shortlisted entries and Awards of Merit recipients, which acknowledge Australian designers' and their contribution to ethical, innovative and impactful design. The cocktail event welcomes the attendance of the broader design community as well as entrants and previous winners.

The Design Institute of Australia invites designers and design students to network with fellow designers, meet the DIA WA Council and make suggestions on key member interests.

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The DIA WA Branch Council is pleased to invite designers and students of design disciplines to a tour of the DAA award winning ABN Group Building Interior by Woods Bagot. The tour will be conducted by Woods Bagot with an introduction provided by builder Dale Alcock.

The Design Institute of Australia, with the support of the City of Perth and Styecraft presents Icons – Australian Design. An exhibition of Iconic Australian Products curated by Ian Wong. This collection which has been successfully exhibited around Australia and Asia but has never been seen before in Western Australia.

The Design Institute of Australia WA Branch Council invites designers and design students to a networking sundowner to meet the new DIA WA Council and hear about the 2023 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

Part of Fremantle Design Week, the Designing Cities Symposium will examine city-making from different perspectives and provide practical ideas to inform a better, more sustainable future. Three presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and viewing of Monash University XYX Lab’s award-winning exhibition ‘HyperSext City‘.

Part of Fremantle Design Week, Design Theory, in conjunction with the Design Institute of Australia, is hosting a ‘Designer for a Day’ workshop for Year 10 students with a keen interest in design. The day will include a series of collaborative activities focused on putting design-thinking into practice and an opportunity to explore great design in Fremantle.

Bringing together Australia's broad design community to celebrate ethical, innovative, and impactful design, the awards are an opportunity to support our emerging and established design community. Join us and celebrate our designers, their contributions and the profession.

5 Cities, 5 Celebrations: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney