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Design, design school, patterns, Surface Patterns

The Colour Gang – Make It In Design

I signed up for another great venue with Make It In Design (MIID). They started a fantastic Group on Facebook called The Colour Gang that is all about surface pattern design and COLORS! It truly is a very informative and hands on learning Group. August was a free month for anyone who already was a… Continue reading The Colour Gang – Make It In Design

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Design, design school, patterns, Surface Patterns

Summer School 2018 – Make It In Design

WOW! What a challenging, fun Summer School 2018 session I just completed at Make It In Design's The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design, an online school located in Manchester, United Kingdom. For the month of August I was given two Trend Briefs and two Creative Briefs (assignments) to complete. The Trend Briefs will be judged… Continue reading Summer School 2018 – Make It In Design

Design, fabric, patterns, Surface Patterns, Wrapping Paper

Table Linens

For this Make It In Design exercise my Brief was: Design a coordinating set of table mats and napkins Pick one color palette from the WGSN Colour Evolution report that was supplied to us in the course, and use only those colours and white Create a simple pattern concept or a formal repeating tile Use… Continue reading Table Linens

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Design, fabric, patterns, Surface Patterns

Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics Design Trend

  Make It In Design Course: Creative Exercise 2.6 Trends; Brief 1:  WOW! This design brief really was a tough one. It's about trends, and how trends are influenced by major international events. Any huge event can spark mass production of goods to sell relating to the events. For this brief I was to think ahead… Continue reading Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics Design Trend