WINTER SCHOOL 2021 - PORTER & BRAWN 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 2021.

Winter School is an annual online creative event where we 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 Winter School participants as well as for our exclusive online members’ club The Make it in Design Live Hub!

Below you can find Porter & Brawn’s top picks from each track of Winter School 2021:

Commenting on their selection, P&B said:

“We have been overwhelmed again by the response to Winter School 2021. The entrants have raised the bar with the quality and quantity of work. So many of the entrants were able to interpret the trends and adjust the briefs to fit with their personnel style which we loved to see! It goes without saying it was an almost impossible decision to pick the designs that fulfilled the brief because the standards were so high and there were just so many to choose from. We really enjoyed seeing the response to Kinfolk and the diverse, folk-style florals. The varied geometric and tessellating patterns for Geo Pop and the accomplished, subtle details captured in Quiet Shadow were very impressive. The movement expressed in Contour caught the essence of the brief perfectly and both Country and Exotic Canopy allowed for more flamboyant, conversational designs. Congratulations to everyone, we loved setting the briefs and seeing everyone’s responses. We hope they were challenging and helped you explore and expand your portfolios once again. Sarah & Victoria x”