Dear friends,
After thirteen fantastic years, we have made the tough decision to close the doors of Make It In Design at the end of 2024. We know this will come as a shock to many of you, and we want you to know this is not a decision we have made lightly. We also want to take this opportunity to thank you for being part of this one-of-a-kind community, and invite you to celebrate with us your successes, wins and experience.
When we co-founded Make It In Design and pioneered the teaching of design online thirteen years ago, we had no idea what an amazing adventure it would become. We are honoured to have helped many thousands of you to dream big and build creative lives doing what you love. It has been a true joy to witness your efforts unfold into brilliant brands, global licensed ranges, published books, iconic textile ranges and household names. It has been an absolute honour to support each of you in your creative journey, and we are grateful for your contribution to one of the friendliest communities anywhere. But nothing lasts forever…
So much has changed in the world and in our own lives since we began over a decade ago. With both challenges and exciting new opportunities presented to us at this point in our careers, we have decided to end on a high, which is why we are making this bittersweet decision.
What does this mean for you?
- If you currently have access to any of our courses, you will need to log in and download anything you need by December 31 2024 because there will be no extensions under any circumstances beyond that date.
- If you are in the Live Hub, this community will joyfully continue until the end of the year with the same high level of inspiration and support. December 2024 will be the last month of the Hub. We will contact you separately about the details of your subscription. Download a pdf here of content coming in Oct – Dec.
- If you want to stay connected to Rachael, be sure to follow her on Instagram here. Rachael also has a few remaining spots for award-winning mentoring here or you can order her bestselling book here. Rachael will be keeping her design studio, coaching and working in education, but in a much simpler way.
- If you want to stay connected to Beth, you can follow her on Instagram here or subscribe to her Substack here. Beth will be shifting her focus to supporting more writers to discover the healing power of words, and to flourish as authors.
- As for our lovely team, Kelly is looking for a new designer role and Vic is retraining as a primary school teacher!
We know many of you will have questions, and we would be hugely grateful if you could please FIRST CHECK THE FAQ’S and only email the team if your question is not answered there. We anticipate a large volume of emails so please be patient if it takes us longer than usual to reply to you.
If Make It In Design has been an important part of your journey, we would love to hear from you.
With much love and appreciation,
Rachael Taylor and Beth Kempton
Co-founders, Make It In Design
