Make it in Design Winter School 2017

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.

**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. All designs are available of purchase or license

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