Licensing Illustration: Industry Insights For Success

I am very excited to announce that today Rachael will be speaking at 'Licensing Illustration: Industry Insights For Success', an amazing one-day event to answer all those illustration questions! The event includes insight into 'applying and licensing illustration work across a range of products and surfaces'.

Rachael is part of an industry expert panel including; the wonderfully talented (& one of our design heroes) paper-cut artist Rob Ryan, Vicki Willden-Lebrecht of Bright Art Licensing Agency, illustrator Helz Cuppleditch & lawyer Robert Lands. 

The event has been organised by the Association of Illustrators (AOI), which was established in 1973 as a non-profit association dedicated to protecting, encouraging & promoting illustrators & artists.

Open to working illustrators as well as illustration students the event looks to be well attended! Find more information here.

Rachael is super excited & honoured to be speaking at the event so wish her luck!

Kelly :)

Rob Ryan - Illustrator, Paper-cut Artist

'Quirky Mushrooms' by Rachael Taylor - Surface Pattern Designer, Illustrator, Design Studio

Showcased at Surtex 2013

Vicki Willden-Lebrecht - Managing Director & Founder

Bright Art Licensing Agency 

Helz Cuppleditch - Illustrator

Robert Lands - Lawyer

York National Railway Museum

Happy Monday everybody!

Today I am sharing with you some fantastic photographs taken at the York National Railway Museum. There was such a collection of signs, posters, dials and inspirational shapes and colours that I couldn't help but start snapping away! For anybody who thinks the museum is just for children I insist you check it out! There are some amazing objects to look at such as old ticket machines and old railway signs (see below). However if you do have kids, they will love the Hogwarts Express train, I know I did! It is also free!

You can find more information on the museum and it's exhibits on the website. This years 'Railfest' will also be running from the 2nd - 10th June, click here for more information or to book tickets.
You can also find more information on visiting the city of York on their lovely website. It is a beautiful city and well worth a visit!

Enjoy and release your inner child!
Kelly :)

Top Drawer & Home London

I am please to announce that I will be exhibiting at two London shows later on in the year.

Top Drawer, 16-18 September 2012, located at Olympia, London. Top Drawer is a unique retail buying event, which is a fantastic opportunity for British and international suppliers to showcase their must-have designs and products of 2012. There will be many supplies presented from a range of design creatives including gift, fashion, stationary and greetings, children's, wellbeing and home. At this exhibition I will be focusing on my home accessories and my kitchen textile ranges.


Home London, 13-15 January 2013, located at Earls Court, London. Home London is a new retail trade show attracting supplies from all over the World. Selections of new, unique and quality products and designs for the home will be showcased. I will be launching my brand new wallpaper collection and cushions.

 

*Image credit (show pictures) Clarion events

Mother's Day Ideas

Good morning everyone! Hannah here. Firstly is a couple of photographs showing Rachael's card designs which have been designed for this years Mother's day, now in store at Marks and Spencer.

Also on Wednesday I shared many comp shopping photographs from around Leeds. Whilst I was researching there were some inspirational Mother's day cards and gift ideas too. A lot of these gift ideas are from Marks and Spencer, Hallmark, Debenhams and Paperchase.

I'd like to share them with you today and they will hopefully give you some last minute gift ideas.
Love Hannah :)

Premier Vision & Indigo!

This week has been wonderful, I LOVE Paris! I feel truly blessed that I traveled to Paris for work!

I'll be sharing some trend snippets & show research on the blog over the next coming weeks. We are also thrilled to share an exclusive trend report with our e-course class.

The design world is fascinating, it's something I will never find boring! My life lately is super hectic, crazy & demanding...I wouldn't have it any other way, I love my job:)

*All images taken from the Premier Vision & Indigo websites.