So this year was the first year that Make it in Design ran their Winter School. It follows the same format as Summer School. There’s 3 tracks: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. It runs over 4 weeks and you get 2 briefs based on a trend report from WGSN, and 2 fun challenges (per track.) I decided to partake in all 3 tracks and was blown away by the themes. You can see all the submissions in the Make it in Design Pinterest boards.
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So here’s my submission.
Track 01: Beginner
Brief 01 Tech Stripe
I’m not big on geometric but I had fun playing around with mark making for the hand drawn stripes, and some shape manipulation in Photoshop.
Brief 02 Earth Texture
The quote is from Shakespeare, I was inspired by the shapes and colours in Antelope Canyon, Arizona for this design.
Track 02: Intermediate
Brief 01: Dark Veils
I used photography and hand drawn elements for this Gothic inspired pattern.
Brief 02: Broken Beauty
Again more photography and photo manipulation. There’s something beautiful in withered flowers. This was my bridesmaid bouquet!
Track 03: Advanced
Brief 01: Boho Rock
I struggled with this one but drew inspiration from Rococo style motifs and combined it with animal prints and soft tones.
Brief 02: Wondrous Nature
I visited the Oriental museum for inspiration to create this design. I love the stylised elements of the Chinese lion dogs.
All designs are available of purchase or license.
**Please note that all designs are the property of Ruth Ellen Parlour and subject to copyright law. Please to not distribute or replicate these designs without permission from the author**
Copyright © Ruth Ellen Parlour all rights reserved