…until the start of The Ultimate Portfolio Builder!
10 AWESOME THINGS ABOUT THIS COURSE
Jam-packed with goodness, here’s why we think The Ultimate Portfolio Builder is awesome:
- LIVE BRIEFS – we work with companies looking to sign the next big talent – could it be you? In our February 2017 class we are excited to offer live briefs from companies such as DENY Designs, Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine and Really Good.
- TECHNICAL MASTERCLASSES – watch twelve video-based technical design masterclasses from experts to help take you from good to PRO! From character design with Allison Cole to artistic repeats with Jessica Hogarth and lots more too – read the full list.
- LIVE REVIEWS – this course offers a rare opportunity for you to get your work and website reviewed by a design expert. Our reviewers are Rachael Taylor, Janine Burrows and Kate Hopwood. Find out more and read why others have found their reviews invaluable.
- RIGHTS FREE STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY – you’ll be given hundreds of downloadable rights-free stock product photographs and room sets that you can use to create professional mock-ups to inspire your clients. Plus our technical masterclasses will show you how to get the best from them too! Take a look here!
- BUILD A ROUNDED PORTFOLIO – you’ll receive guidance to develop your portfolio in key areas such as; subject matter, colour, media, genre, style, audience and market. Plus you’ll get loads of prompt cards to help you generate literally thousands of design ideas to build your professional portfolio for years to come.
- WGSN – we have invested massively in the world’s leading trend website, WGSN, to offer you 90 days’ free access so you can stay ahead of the competition.
- DOWNLOADS – access to a host of downloadable textures to give your designs richness and depth and a library of downloadable colour palettes to boost your colour confidence and choices.
- PRINTSOURCE NEW YORK – get an amazing four-part creative brief and trade show planning advice direct from Printsource New York, one of the top surface and textile design shows in the world. Find out more here.
- BUSINESS ADVICE – receive insight into the practicalities of managing a growing design studio and other bonus extras including managing your finances, how to be your own career strategist and much more.
- FRIENDLY COMMUNITY + Q&A – last but certainly not least, you’ll get membership of a buzzing community of like-minded talented designers who will support your journey throughout the class and beyond. Plus you have the opportunity to ask Rachael Taylor anything in our helpful weekly Q&A sessions.
Take a look inside our classroom and sign up today – we hope to see you for the official start of class tomorrow!
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The Ultimate Portfolio Builder does exactly what it says on the tin. Here you’ll grow and refine your body of commercially viable work and strengthen your professional design portfolio in just a few weeks. The course is brought to you in association with Printsource New York to give you the ultimate fast-track to trade show success. It is designed to push you out of your comfort zone and propel you to the next level. Class starts February 13, 2017.
Module 1: Designing your way is ideal if you’re just starting out on this exciting surface pattern design journey, returning after a career break or if everything has just got too complicated and you want to take it back to the basics and fall in love with design all over again. Class starts February 20, 2017
Join us for Module 2: Creating your professional identity 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. You will also discover how to understand and predict trends, get noticed and attract the press, and protect your work. This is for you if you have a basic understanding of surface pattern design and now want to get noticed and make a name for yourself. Class starts February 20, 2017
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