Art and design news

New Professors and Associate Professors 3

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

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.

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.

Click & Collect Sculpture Exhibition

Second and third year sculpture students have put together Click & Collect, a live, socially distanced exhibition opening online on Friday 8 October.

World-first triple PhD joint project

3 Te Wānanga o Aotearoa staff have been awarded PhD’s in raranga (traditional Māori weaving) after joined-up study through AUT’s Ipukarea Research Centre.

Moana view in Ars Electronica Festival

AUT academics will host Moana Digitalities as part of the 2021 Ars Electronica Festival.

Meet the 2021 X Challenge Finalists

Read about the eight finalists who will be battling to win $20,000 of cash and prizes in AUT's entrepreneurship competition.