Semi Per­man­ent was a two day cel­eb­ra­tion of all things design, tak­ing place in Auck­land this August. Speak­ers explored the best in Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illus­tra­tion, Web Design, Pho­to­graphy, Visual Effects, Anim­a­tion, Graf­fiti, Motion Graph­ics, Stop Motion and more.

Each year the Brit­ish Coun­cil part­ners in the event to bring over a selec­tion of top UK design­ers to show­case, and explore the diverse and excit­ing design world, bring­ing together excep­tion­ally tal­en­ted artists and design­ers to present at the event.

The cre­at­ive crowd gath­ers… | Semi Per­man­ent Auck­land, August 2009

It’s not only our speak­ers that make the event spe­cial. It’s the atmo­sphere and spirit that the audi­ence itself brings with them. Through­out the two days of the event, there is an amaz­ing feel­ing of inspir­a­tion and energy. A sense of shared views and ideals. Of like-minded people who have much to learn and also know­ledge to impart. It’s a cas­ual atmo­sphere where new friends are made and new col­leagues dis­covered. It’s this that sets Semi-Permanent apart from other more cor­por­ate con­fer­ences, a shared feel­ing that you belong to a com­munity. That you’re a cre­at­ive indi­vidual, not just a commodity.

This year the Brit­ish Coun­cil sup­por­ted the UK design­ers who were present, as well as hold­ing a spe­cial SP event in Wel­ling­ton at the New Dowse for the Capital’s design com­munity. Present­ing were Sanky from All Of Us, Philip Hunt from Stu­dio AKA and Harry Pearce from Pen­ta­gram. You can view an over­view of the thought-provoking and visually-engaging present­a­tions here, and view Harry Pearce’s present­a­tion below: