All of the Make it in Design team have enjoyed every moment of Summer School 2015 and we hope you’ve enjoyed it just as much. Today we are delighted to announce our Summer School winners and offer our congratulations and thanks to you all!
Rachael Taylor “We have been really impressed with the extremely high standard of submissions for the Make it in Design Summer School 2015. We’ve been wowed with the innovative ideas and presentations. We are so proud to have students creating world-class design and standing out as major players in the design industry. I personally can’t wait to see what you all do next – it’s such an exciting time. A huge and sincere thank you for all the time, love and effort you’ve demonstrated over the last few weeks”.
First up we have the winners as selected by The Magic Touch for each track of Summer School – who will each see their design printed onto a bag, tea towel or mug.
Seeing your design printed onto an item for the first time is a magical experience and who knows, it could just be the start of things to come!
Congratulations to the following people:
Beginners Track
Rachel Rudge – Soft Pop to be printed onto a bag
Intermediate Track
Advanced Track
In addition we held a prize draw to win places on the upcoming Modules 1 – 3 of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design. Entrants were required to simply submit work to the gallery for BOTH creative briefs in their TRACK and subsequently were entered into the prize draw. That was it – it’s not based on favourites or skill – it’s the luck of the draw so everyone had the chance to win!
Beginner Track Prize: A place on ‘Module 1 – Designing Your Way’ worth £189 ($298) starting this September!
‘Designing Your Way’ (Module 1) is a five week online course where you will learn everything you need to know to turn basic sketches into elements for pattern design. If you’ve ever dreamt of one day licensing your own designs but didn’t know where to start – Module 1 is your answer!
In Module 1 you’ll learn about colour and pattern by creating a set of source images, designing your own motifs, learning how to create repeats, putting together a colour swatch and mood board and designing a set of business stationery. We’ll help you develop your signature style and use this to brand your business, plus we’ll also provide you with plenty of time-saving hints and tips, inspiration and secrets from successful surface pattern designers too.
Module 1 ‘Designing Your Way’ starts September 21, 2015. Find out more.
The winner is …
Amy Neal
* N.B This prize is one place on Module 1 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting September 21, 2015. The winning place is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
Intermediate Track Prize: A place on ‘Module 2 – Creating Your Professional Identity’ worth £259 ($390) starting February 2016!
‘Creating Your Professional Identity’ (Module 2) is a five week online course where you will learn how to develop your brand image, design advanced technical repeats in Photoshop and Illustrator, put a collection together and start your own label.
If you are excited about the thought of making a name for yourself, Module 2 is the course for you! We’ll also show you how to understand and predict trends, put a collection together and create technical repeats, learn the industry specifications for printing and designing for various products and protect your work. Plus we’ll show you how to market yourself, get noticed, build an on-line presence and attract the press.
Module 2 ‘Creating your professional identity’ starts February 1, 2016. Find out more.
The winner is …
Nicola Senior
* N.B This prize is one place on Module 2 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting February 1, 2016. The winning place is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
Advanced Track Prize: A place on ‘Module 3 – Monetising Your Designs’ worth £359 ($565) starting this September
‘Monetising Your Designs’ (Module 3) is a five week online course where you will identify multiple streams of income for your designs. If you have a collection of work but don’t know how to get it out in the world and get it sold, this course is for you.
Here we’ll go into freelancing, licensing, selling outright, manufacturing and more. You’ll learn more complex techniques for sophisticated and commercially-appealing surface pattern design, how to negotiate a contract that’s right for you, manage your money, stay motivated, manage stock levels, write a business plan and so much more! Plus we’ll also share our little black book of industry contacts!
Module 3 ‘Monetising Your Designs’ starts September 21, 2015. Find out more.
The winner is …
Rebecca J Humphreys
* N.B This prize is one place on Module 3 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting September 21, 2015. The winning place is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part this year and we look forward to continuing to promote you and your wonderful designs.
If you haven’t done so already then check out all the Summer School 2015 galleries here to see what our wonderful students created.
Want to be among the first to hear about Summer School 2016? Sign up for our waiting list here now!
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