Winter School 2019 – Porter & Brawn’s TOP PICKS!


Welcome back to the Make it in Design blog! Today we’re thrilled to share a gorgeous curation of artwork out of Winter School 2019  which took place throughout January – February. Winter School is an annual event / online design challenge where the MIID team provide creatives all over the globe with cutting edge design briefs to push their creativity and skill set, and to expand their design portfolio.  This year we were honoured once again to partner with trend consultancy Porter & Brawn who also provided us with hot trends for our Summer School 2018 participants!

This selection are Porter & Brawn’s top picks for each track of Winter School! Commenting on their selection, P&B said:

Wow – that was a tough one this year!  So much variety again and you can really see where people have taken the trend and adapted it to their style which is great.  There were also quite a few that were taken in a really well thought through but unexpected direction. These designs really made us smile!  A huge congrats to all the students for their amazing work.

We want to say a MASSIVE well done to all the students mentioned below and a huge THANK YOU for all of you who participated in Winter School 2019!


Beginner Brief 1: Flower Power

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Kris Rizardo

Joanne Spicer

Aimee Stevens

Annukka Palmen-Vaisane

Crystal Kruger

Ruth Burrows


Beginner Brief 2: Painted Geos 

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Aimee Stevens

Annie Swift

Crystal Kruger

Pepi Tinkova

Rachel Knowles

Victoria Cozier


Intermediate Brief 1: Cosmos

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Abby Jacobs

Becky McCarthy

Kate Brooks

Kate Disbrow

Kay Whittaker

Nina Raby Jones


Intermediate Brief 2:  Animal Attraction 

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Claire Lefevre

Jacqui Grace

Kay Whittaker

Lisa Koesterke

Loo McNulty

Ruth Burrows


Advanced Brief 1: Heritage Heroes

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Helen Brinkhoff

Sudevi Sen

Katie Wood

Laura Clatworthy

Rachel Parker

Sharon Elliott


Advanced Brief 2: Eastern Delight

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Claire Lefevre

Gabrielle Merite

Katie Wood

Natalie Couto

Ruth Burrows

Sue Gibbins


PB Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!


Welcome back to the Make it in Design blog! Today we’re thrilled to share a gorgeous curation of artwork out of Winter School 2019  which took place throughout January – February. Winter School is an annual event / online design challenge where the MIID team provide creatives all over the globe with cutting edge design briefs to push their creativity and skill set, and to expand their design portfolio.  This year we were honoured once again to partner with trend consultancy Porter & Brawn who also provided us with hot trends for our Summer School 2018 participants!

This selection are Porter & Brawn’s top picks for each track of Winter School! Commenting on their selection, P&B said:

Wow – that was a tough one this year!  So much variety again and you can really see where people have taken the trend and adapted it to their style which is great.  There were also quite a few that were taken in a really well thought through but unexpected direction. These designs really made us smile!  A huge congrats to all the students for their amazing work.

We want to say a MASSIVE well done to all the students mentioned below and a huge THANK YOU for all of you who participated in Winter School 2019!


Beginner Brief 1: Flower Power

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Kris Rizardo

Abstract floral Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Joanne Spicer

Aimee Stevens Beg CB1 USE Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Aimee Stevens

1ST PLACE ANNUKKA PALMEN VAISANEN BEG CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Annukka Palmen-Vaisane

CRYSTAL KRUGER BEG CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Crystal Kruger

Ruth Burrows Beginner CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Ruth Burrows


Beginner Brief 2: Painted Geos 

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Aimee Stevens Beg CB21 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Aimee Stevens

ANNIE SWIFT BEG CB2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Annie Swift

RUNNER UP CRYSTAL KRUGER BEG CB2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Crystal Kruger

PEPI TINKOVA BEG CB2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Pepi Tinkova

RACHEL KNOWLES BEG CB22 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Rachel Knowles

Victoria Cozier Caribbean windows blue Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Victoria Cozier


Intermediate Brief 1: Cosmos

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Abby Jacobs INT CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Abby Jacobs

BECKY MCCARTHY INT CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Becky McCarthy

Kate Brooks Int CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Kate Brooks

Highly Commended Kate Disbrow INT CB11 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Kate Disbrow

Kay whittaker INT CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Kay Whittaker

NINA RABYJONES INT CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Nina Raby Jones


Intermediate Brief 2:  Animal Attraction 

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claire lefevre intermediate cb21 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Claire Lefevre

JACQUI GRACE INT CB2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Jacqui Grace

Kay whittaker INT CB22 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Kay Whittaker

3nd place LISA KOESTERKE I NT CB2 1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Lisa Koesterke

LOO MCNULTY INT CB21 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Loo McNulty

Ruth Burrows Intermediate CB2a Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Ruth Burrows


Advanced Brief 1: Heritage Heroes

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Helen Brinkhoff ADV CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Helen Brinkhoff

Heritage Heroes 01 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Sudevi Sen

COMMENDED KATIE WOOD ADV CB12 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Katie Wood

LAURA CLATWORTHY ADV CB1 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Laura Clatworthy

RACHEL PARKER ADV CB11 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Rachel Parker

SHARON ELLIOTT ADV CB11 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Sharon Elliott


Advanced Brief 2: Eastern Delight

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claire lefevre advanced cb2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Claire Lefevre

Gabrielle Merite ADV CB2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Gabrielle Merite

KATIE WOOD ADV CB21 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Katie Wood

NATALIE COUTO ADV CB2 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Natalie Couto

COMMENDED Ruth Burrows Advanced CB2a Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Ruth Burrows

SUE GIBBINS ADV CB22 Winter School 2019 - Porter & Brawn's TOP PICKS!

Sue Gibbins