The Surface Pattern Design Lookbook - Volume 2

The Surface

Design Lookbook

Volume 2 From the

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To The Surface Pattern Design Lookbook Volume 2 Cover design by Victoria Devenport Welcome page design by Raluca Ag Summer School page background design

by Laura Luchtman Back cover design by Ann-Maree Milosevic

Click on any image to go straight to the designer’s website!

We are excited to share another amazing edition of the Make it in Design Summer School Lookbook, showcasing a selection of the amazing work from 2015.

Our summer of design fun included detailed trend briefs, using resources from the renowned trend site WGSN as well as adding our own creative flair and fun creative exercises.

We had students join us from over 30 countries creating retro designs to textured creations, using inspiration from predictions for Spring/Summer 2016.

You can view all of the work produced in our online galleries: www.makeitindesign.com/summer-school SUMMER SCHOOL: SIGN UP HERE to get on the waiting list for the next round.

WINTER SCHOOL: SIGN UP HERE to get on the waiting list for our new design event.

See the back of this lookbook for more details.

HAPPY DESIGNING!

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BEGINNER BRIEF 1

BRIGHT RETRO

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BEGINNER BRIEF 2

GLOBAL GEOMETRIC

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INTERMEDIATE BRIEF 1

ORGANIC DECAY

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INTERMEDIATE BRIEF 2

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Rachel Knowles - CLASSIC FONT CLASH

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ADVANCED BRIEF 1

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MARY STRACHAN - reworked classics

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Fill your summer and winter months with inspiration and creativity by joining Make it in Design's Summer and Winter School. There are three options - beginner, intermediate and advanced tracks. Please feel free to sign up to one or more options and use this opportunity to grow your portfolio and meet a global network of friendly designers.

COURSES RUN:

SUMMER SCHOOL: August 1 - 26, 2016 WINTER SCHOOL: January 9 - February 3rd, 2017

Tracks available: Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Cost: ÂŁ20 per track (includes two comprehensive trend-based

design

briefs and two fun design challenges per track)

>>Week 1

Monday: Release of Design Brief 1

>>Week 2

Monday: Release of Fun Design Challenge A Thursday: Deadline for uploading Design Brief 1 (4pm GMT) Friday: Publication of online gallery featuring all Design Brief 1 entries

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Monday: Release of Design Brief 2

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DOWNLOADS & INSPIRATION Not only will we provide high standard briefs and fun creative exercises we also share complementary downloads for professional presentation and free downloads to keep you motivated.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

SUMMER SCHOOL 2016

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Everyone submitting work to the gallery for both creative briefs, for each track, will be entered into a draw to win a free place on The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design as follows: >> One person from the Beginner track will win a free place on Module 1 ‘Designing your way’, running September 26, 2016 – October 29, 2016 >> One person from the Intermediate track will win a free place on Module 2 ‘Creating your professional identity’, running February 20 – March 24, 2017 >> One person from the Advanced track will win a free place on Module 3 ‘Monetising your designs’, running September 26, 2016 — October 29, 2016

PRIZES We will also be giving out a selected book from the ‘20 Ways to Draw...’ series published by Quarry Books to one person from each track over the four weeks.

SOUND GOOD? JOIN US! Visit the website www.makeitindesign.com/summer-school and decide which track you want to join.

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Use the colour palette provided (tints of any of the colours are fine) or come up with your own You may wish to carry out your own research as a visual starting point. Sites such as Instagram and Pinterest are a great resource. Use the images you find as inspiration (but do not copy!)

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Work up your design on the computer. You do not have to put your designs in a technical repeat - a simple suggestive pattern idea is acceptable

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Your brief is to design an organic, textured pattern using the following prompts:

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WANT TO BE A SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNER? WE WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY...

The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design

If you have ever dreamt of seeing your designs on stationery, fabric, homewares or other products, sharing your art through pattern and monetising your designs, this groundbreaking course is for you!

‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design’ is the definitive guide to becoming a surface pattern designer.

Thriving surface pattern designer Rachael Taylor will guide you along this exciting path from developing your signature style to putting a collection together, and from protecting your work to monetising your designs. With a rich combination of design inspiration, practical advice, demonstrations, creative exercises, resources and interviews with leading industry practitioners, this is the go-to guide for anyone wanting to develop their design skills and break into the industry.

Our alumni have been signed by leading design brands, won national competitions, been featured in design books and on major design blogs, and launched their own design studios. You could be next!

The online course can be accessed from anywhere in the world and it includes valuable insights from experts plus examples of creative work from a host of flourishing designers.

The course is split into four modules to turbo charge your design journey:

Module

1

The Art and Busine ss of

Surface Pattern Design

Module 1: Designing your way Module 1 contains everything you need to know to turn basic sketches into elements for pattern design.

You’ll learn about colour and pattern, how to create moodboards and work towards developing your signature style. Along the way, there’ll be lots of opportunities to pick up top tips and tricks from industry insiders.

Module

2

The Art and Busine ss of

Surface Pattern Design

Module 2: Creating Your Professional Identity In Module 2 you will discover how to develop your brand image, put a collection together and start your own label. You will also learn how to understand and predict trends, how to get noticed and get press, and how to protect your work.

Classes run throughout the year. The four modules of this course can be taken individually or together to kickstart or boost your surface pattern design career. Each module builds on the previous one and the course is open to everyone.

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Module

3

The Art and Busine ss of

Surface Pattern Design

Module 3: Monestising Your Designs Module 3 guides you through the exciting process of making money from your designs. It includes valuable information on everything from freelancing and getting an agent to licensing, selling outright, manufacturing, and more. This module also includes a wealth of useful trend resources, plus our little black book of industry contacts!

The Art ss and Busine

Surface Pattern Design

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The Ultimate Portfolio Builder This is an advanced seven-week online professional surface pattern design course which consists of an intense five-week class followed by two weeks of design reviews. In this powerful course you’ll get all the help, advice and tools you need to grow your body of commercially viable work, refine and strengthen your professional design portfolio and fast-track yourself to trade show success.

“Creative trainers and colleges better watch out some could learn a lot from this course’s customer service, structure and balance between technical and practical exercises.”

Module 1 graduate

“It’s a dream come true.

I have delayed exploring Photoshop and Illustrator because classes often centred on working with photographs or material that was not of interest to me.

Your class holds my hand while offering instruction specific to my interests and goals.”

Module 2 graduate

“Wow! UPB is a learning journey that will help you discover yourself and smash creative barriers beyond your imagination. An intense but incredibly well supported and professional course that you will never forget. It has been life-changing.”

- UPB graduate

“This is an intense, incredible and inspiring course. It has reignited my love for pattern making and if anyone were to ask me if it were worth the financial investment... it would be a massive YES from me.”

- UPB graduate

“LOVED IT! The course has empowered me to start my own business and I’m excited about what the future holds.”

Module 3 graduate

Register now!

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Thank you for creating this Summer School. It has been an amazing experience, the highlight of this summer for sure!

Hoping Summer School will come back again next year.

Thank you for all the effort! Really impressive and professional briefings, nice gallery, great giveaways, lovely wallpapers with inspirational lyrics and use of social media...big compliment for the Make it in Design team!

- Sofia Cardoso

- Sas Kia

Thank you all for the hard work you put into Summer School for us! It's been a good experience and I especially like the opportunity to network with everyone! I hope it comes back next year!

- Esther Longmore

Thank you for enriching our lives. I feel blessed to be part of this community and to have found you online.

As the master shows itself to the world, the students will appear.

Thanks for pushing me outside of my boundaries! My journey in surface pattern is only just beginning with little idea of where it's going, but the Summer School has really helped to focus me!

- Clare Ferguson

- Priya Gopal

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