Design Stars!

So last week I went back to Liverpool to judge all of the Design Stars  entries for the surface pattern category. It was a long day & it was really tough... (as the standard was really high) but I loved every minute of it. I was really overwhelmed by the response & high volume of entries we received!

So a huge thank you to the Liverpool designinit.org.uk for inviting me to run the surface design area of the competition it has been great fun & really rewarding too! A huge thank you to all of the schools that entered & the staff support I received, not to mention all of the fab work the students put in!

We did pick our top three! Along with our final nominees for the masterclass weekend. I can't announce the winner yet... but I'll post it on the blog as soon as I can. I LOVED the winning entry (the student really had a great style, natural talent & a great eye for design) so I'm very excited about sharing the student's work with you.

 

Multitasking!

Happy Tuesday everyone:) hope you all managed to enjoy some sunshine!

This pic from #pinterest seemed very appropriate for me this week... but it's all good fun & it keeps me on my toes! I actually love how varied my working week can be sometimes. This week I'm booked up with freelance commissions, I'm continuing with the Liverpool Design Stars as I'm booked as part of the judging panel (really looking forward to seeing the entries) & I have lots of new exciting stockists to send products too! So a chaotic but very exciting week!

Week of workshops!

This week I'm off back to Liverpool to start teaching my surface pattern workshops for the Design Stars competition. I really excited & really looking forward to the challenge! I'll update the blog when I'm back & let you know how I got on with part one of the workshops. So this week I'm handing over the blog to the lovely Moni as she will posting daily & has lots of lovely inspirational stuff to share.

Have a great week everyone! :)

For more information about the project, please visit the website

Design Stars!

I'm super excited to announce that I've been booked on the judging panel for the 2011 Design Stars challenge organised by the wonderful Design Initiative. I'll also be running lots of workshops along with holding a print masterclass weekend.

Design Stars is funded by Liverpool City Council & the Arts Council & has a number of great sponsors. It really is a great opportunity to develop & nourish young talent.

Here's some further information:

Developing the design stars of tomorrow...

Design Stars is a project by Design Initiative for young people aged 11 to 16 years old.

Open to all secondary schools in Liverpool, the competition seeks to nurture and encourage young local design talent in its early stages, and is free to enter.

Following on from last year’s success we are delighted to be back with three top designers to bring you three NEW exciting competition categories to enter:

• Product Design: in association with ReThinkthings
• Surface Pattern Design: in association with Rachael Taylor Designs
• Video Games Design: in association with International Hobo

All three design teams will be offering their support and guidance throughout the competition, from setting the briefs, delivering workshops in schools to judging the entries and running winners’ master-classes.

I feel very honoured to be running the Surface Pattern Category & I'm really looking forward to getting started in the new year.

 

For more information or to download the brief click here