An open letter to our Make It In Design community
Dear all,
As we celebrate Make It In Design’s fourth birthday, we are sending you this note to express our sincere thanks for being part of our amazing community. The past four years have been a whirlwind, and a hugely rewarding experience for which we are so grateful.
When we began this, in the middle of a global recession, we had no idea that our partnership would grow so fast, or make a difference to so many. 5000 students, 100,000+ designs and 2.5 million MOYO magazine views later, Make It In Design has become both a trusted source of design education, and a wonderful supportive community of people doing what they love.
We are so proud of you all. We are thrilled every time we hear yet another alumni success story – this national competition won, that book feature secured, this licensing deal in the bag, that new label launched, this graduate signed with a famous agent, that student landing an exciting in-house design job – it goes on. But perhaps we are even more proud when we observe the simple conversations in the class Facebook groups, where you generously share your stories and tips, seek out support and give it back in equal measure, make connections and form true friendships. Make It In Design is bigger than us and our team and our courses and our magazine. It’s all about you—your dreams, your ambition, your talent, your determination, your positivity. We are just grateful that we got to be the ones who started it all.
What’s next for Make It In Design? We’d love to share details, but most of it is top secret for now! Let’s just say 2016 is going to be another exciting year, with the release of a host of new offerings to support your career development in a variety of new ways. Besides new study options, we have plans for a ton of new free resources, and we might even be taking this show on the road… Stay tuned for more details!
In our immediate future is a giant sale (featuring every single one of our courses!) as a thank you for allowing us to do what we love, while you invest in doing what you love. That’s coming up on the Cyber Monday weekend (Nov 27-30) so don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn for less.
The Make it in Design team get together for a 2016 planning session
And so it remains for us to just say thank you once again. Keep doing what you are doing. Having a flourishing career in design is not easy, and it is rarely a very quick path to riches, but it is a fantastic way to earn a living (and make a life) if you just stick with it and keep growing and challenging yourself.
We are here for you, and always love hearing where you are in your journey. Please feel free to email us at [email protected] or connect on Facebook or Twitter any time you have a lesson to share or a triumph (however big or small) to celebrate. You are part of the Make It In Design family and we always love celebrating with you!
Here’s to you, and to many more years of Make It In Design.
Beth Kempton and Rachael Taylor
Co-founders
Make It In Design
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