News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Four Marsden fund grants for AUT

Four AUT research projects have been granted more than $2.8 million in the 2021 Marsden Fund round.

New Professors and Associate Professors

Eight AUT academics have been promoted to the position of Professor, and a further 22 have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Easier cooking for diverse needs

Mt Richmond Special School students developed a design for a knife and chopping board for their SouthSci project, supported by Good Health Design at AUT.

The sustainable in-tent: fashion design

For final-year fashion student Molly Whitehead, sustainability and bringing old back has been central to her study at AUT.

Students go global with APEC logo design

Five AUT design students are thrilled their work has gone global, after they created the APEC Voices of the Future 2021 logo on behalf of New Zealand.

Creating a healing environment

Katie Twisleton’s master's research looked at how graphic design could be used in a stroke ward to improve experiences of healthcare.

Teaching sustainability in design

For Industrial Design students at AUT, light-proof milk bottles are a valuable resource to be reimagined in a circular economy challenge.

Closing the gap in STEM diversity

Electric Kiwi has joined forces with Auckland University of Technology to make a tangible step in closing the gap in STEM diversity.

Thinking through colour

After finding problems with the designs of patient information in healthcare, student Hannah Sames looked at how painting could improve experiences.

Documenting what’s left behind

For Associate Professor Fiona Amundsen the ongoing restrictions due to Covid-19 has meant she has had to adapt and pivot her art.