T H E S TO RY
six weeks to elevate Elevate is a unique and exciting mentoring programme for brand
Each has brought with them a unique level of skill and experience
designers committed to excellence. Through a carefully curated
and they finish this class at different levels. There was no prerequisite
collection of content, group teachings and most importantly, one to
level for joining and no ‘pass mark’ at the end. Instead, the focus
one feedback, each participant has produced three stellar portfolio
has been on elevating their own work and moving their own unique
pieces and crucially, elevated their work, their vision, their process
creativity, vision and skill forwards. By showing up, producing the
and the potential for their business along the way.
work and taking on board the feedback, these designers have
This is the third Elevate programme I’ve run and it’s been a true joy
achieved some incredible things and I’ve created this Journey to
to once again work with a collective of passionate designers. Some
celebrate that.
have arrived as experienced brand designers, others have begun
So let’s say a big Cheers to The Elevate Collective, Class of 2021.
from a completely blank slate. All of them have worked hard and achieved exceptional things in a very short space of time. The journey you’ll see charts their progress across three projects from their initial project right through to their final submission. Nine
Do soak up the creative inspiration on their websites, show them some love on Instagram and put them under consideration for your next branding project. Enjoy!
briefs to choose from, three projects to work on and six rounds of
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personalised feedback from me, along with group notes that pick up
ps. If you’d like to join us for the next programme, you can find out
on key process themes has meant that we’ve been able to elevate at
more at thebrand-stylist.com/elevate
an incredible pace.
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