Summer School 2017 Prize Draw Winners

The Make it in Design team have truly enjoyed every moment of Summer School 2017 and we do hope you’ve enjoyed it just as much. Today we are delighted to announce our Summer School Prize Draw Winners and offer our HUGE congratulations and thanks to you all!

Rachael Taylor: “We have been completely overwhelmed with the unbelievably high standard of work that has been submitted during the Make it in Design Summer School 2017. With breathtaking colour, patterns and textures, and innovative ideas and presentations flooding the galleries, it’s been SUCH a joy to see all your design work! We are so very proud to have a global community of extremely talented students creating world-class design – you are all standing out as major players in the design industry. I personally am so thrilled to see where your designs take you – times like these are so exciting and we are truly honoured to be part of your design journey. Sending out a HUGE and SINCERE thanks for all the time, love and effort you’ve put into Summer School over these past weeks.”

Prize Draw Winners!

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 (approx $236) 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 25 2017. Find out more.

The winner is …

Aisling Walsh

* N.B This prize is one place on Module 1 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting September 25, 2017. 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 (approx $324) starting February 19, 2018!

‘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 19, 2018. Find out more.

The winner is …

Felicity French

* N.B This prize is one place on Module 2 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting February 19, 2018. 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 (approx $450) starting September 25, 2017

‘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 25, 2017. Find out more.

The winner is …

Sarah Matcham

* N.B This prize is one place on Module 3 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting September 25, 2017. 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 galleries here to see what our wonderful students created.

We teamed up again with Fashion Formula for Summer School. Fashion Formula is a fun and easy-to-use online platform whereby customers can create their own printed fabric, wallpaper, accessories or gift wrap. This is a fantastic opportunity to see your designs in physical form and Fashion Formula can ship to anywhere in the world!

Along side the chance to win a free place on an upcoming module from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design per track, Summer School participants were offered the chance to see their designs come alive in print courtesy of Fashion Formula. Find out more about Fashion Formula in our interview here.

Fashion Formula offered 9 prizes in total, 3 for each track of Summer School based on work submitted to the two trend briefs:

1st prize: 3 meters of any fabric from their range and 4 sheets of gift wrap (50 x 70 cm each)
2nd prize: 1 meter of any fabric from their range and 2 sheets of gift wrap (50 x 70 cm each)
3rd prize: 2 fat quarters of any fabric ( 65 x 48 cm) and 1 sheet of gift wrap (50 x 70 cm each)

This is such a fantastic opportunity to see your designs in physical form. There has been a slight delay from Fashion Formula as they are overwhelmed with the standard of entries and kindly requested a little longer to make their decision. Hopefully we will have the honour of revealing the winners next week as selected by Fashion Formula.

Thank you so much for your patience and the very best of luck to you all!

We want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Patternbank who provided us with all the S/S 18/19 Print Trends for this years Summer School. Want an insight into their world and read why they are such a fantastic resource for designers? Check out this interview with Neil Elliott, Trends & Insight Expert from Patternbank! Keep an eye out for their TOP PATTERN PICKS from Summer School 2017 announced very soon!