MOYO Magazine / / Christmas Gift Guide!

We are excited to bring you the downloadable MOYO Festive Gift Guide. Packed full of unique gift ideas from talented designers, we hope this guide gives you ideas for presents to delight this holiday season. From pretty Christmas tree baubles to gorgeous gift wrap, you are sure to find something just perfect for friends and loved ones. The products come from around the world and all the featured designers are members of the MOYO Directory, or alumni of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design.

This special downloadable version is a gorgeous selection of our favourite products that have been sent in. All of the entries are being featured on the Make it in Design blog here until Tuesday 17th December. Below are just a few of the beautiful pages inside the guide.

To download the gift guide simply go here. If you are on an iPad click here to view the magazine on Issu.com. If you want to download this guide or any of our MOYO magazines, here are some simple guidelines to help you: Downloading MOYO.

Please feel free to share this page and link to the Gift Guide on your blog, in your newsletters and tell all your friends about it. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season, from the Make it in Design team!

MOYO Directory / / Giveaway!

It's giveaway time! We are loving seeing all the new designer profiles going up on the new MOYO Directory, and want to encourage you to make the most of all the features the site offers by beautifying your profile even further. To do this, we are offering a giveaway of these delicious prizes: 

* A gorgeous tote bag from the Rachael Taylor collection (see below)

* Two fat quarter bundles of Phyllida Coroneo's gorgeous Enchanted Forest fabric collection, courtesy of Dashwood Studios (see above)

* A copy of Marie Perkins' new book 'Print & Pattern Kids'

* Some patterned washi tape from Japan

The prize will go to the person whose MOYO Directory profile we love the most, in terms of the effort that has gone into making it beautiful, and the variety of images shared to really make the portfolio stand out. The winner will be chosen on Friday 27 September 2013 so be sure to get working on your profile between now and then! (And if you haven't signed up yet, what are you waiting for? Click here to join and start sharing your work with the world!)

   

A bit more about the MOYO Directory:
The MOYO Directory is a visually striking, easy to navigate, highly customisable directory, which allows you to create your own profile, upload unlimited portfolio images and receive direct enquiries from potential clients etc. Ultimately it will be a fantastic place to showcase your designs, attract work and get noticed even more. It will be a fantastic complement to your existing website, and we aim to make it the most popular designer directory available. Access it anywhere – on your PC, tablet or phone – to find designers on the go.

It is a one-stop-shop for companies looking to hire talent or find freelancers so you need to part of it! Showcase your work, share your social media links and network with other designers – all for less than the cost of a single advert on any leading design blog. Let it complement your existing website, or if your website isn’t ready yet, your personal profile and portfolio area will be the perfect substitute.

We aim for the MOYO Directory to become the go-to resource for companies seeking designers to work with, either freelance or for licensing/selling designs.

Features include:
* Quickly and easily customise your own MOYO profile
* Upload unlimited portfolio albums
* Get great value marketing for your business
* Complement or replace your existing website
* Find other designers near you Find out more here 

DEADLINE: This giveaway will close at 12 noon GMT on Friday 27 September 2013. We will only consider MOYO Directory profiles posted at that point.

THE SMALL PRINT: There will be one winner who will be announced on this blog shortly after the deadline. The competition is open to anyone over 18 anywhere in the world. There is no cash alternative. Our decision on the winners is final and no correspondence will be entered into. By entering you agree for your email address to be added to the mailing lists of Do What You Love and Rachael Taylor Designs but you can unsubscribe at any time.

Launching the brand new MOYO Directory!

It is hard to believe that it is two years since Beth Kempton & I released The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design into the world! Since then, we have helped thousands of budding designers develop their pattern designs skills, build their brand & monetise their designs. They have had some incredible successes - winning national design contests, landing multiple clients, launching their own labels, being featured in industry books & magazines & so on. But then we realised there was something missing... a go-to place for potential clients to find surface pattern designers just like them. So we created the MOYO Directory - the online home of surface pattern designers. Over the coming months we will be heavily promoting this to the key players in industry - buyers, studios, trade show organisers etc - to help bring even more attention to the work of the featured designers.

(Image shows Rachael's MOYO Directory profile)

And we would love to have YOU join our directory! Are you a surface pattern designer, illustrator, graphic designer, mixed media artist or other kind of artist or designer? Then this is for you! The MOYO Directory is a visually striking, easy to navigate, highly customisable directory, which allows you to create your own profile, upload unlimited portfolio images & receive direct enquiries from potential clients etc. Ultimately it will be a fantastic place to showcase your designs, attract work & get noticed even more. It will be a fantastic complement to your existing website, and we aim to make it the most popular designer directory available. Access it anywhere – on your PC, tablet or phone – to find designers on the go.

The MOYO Directory is a one-stop-shop for companies looking to hire talent or find freelancers so you need to part of it! Showcase your work, share your social media links & network with other designers – all for less than the cost of a single advert on any leading design blog. Let it complement your existing website, or if your website isn’t ready yet, your personal profile & portfolio area will be the perfect substitute. We aim for the MOYO Directory to become the go-to resource for companies seeking designers to work with, either freelance or for licensing/selling designs. Features of the MOYO Directory:

• Quickly and easily customise your own MOYO profile
• Upload unlimited portfolio albums
• Get great value marketing for your business
• Complement or replace your existing website
• Find other designers near you

It’s very easy to get going in just a few simple steps:

(1) Visit www.moyodirectory.com

(2) Watch the short introductory video

(3) Sign up

(4) Create your profile

(Image shows Suzanne Washington’s MOYO Directory profile)

(5) Upload your portfolio images – you can have as many albums and upload as many images as you like

(Image shows Jessica Swift’s MOYO profile)

(6) Share your unique URL on social media, on your blog and in your newsletter mailings etc (Hint: There is an option to search by ‘Most Loved’ so be sure to get all your followers to your profile!)

And it’s not just for surface pattern designers – you can be listed as a illustrator, mixed media artist, graphic designer etc, and really stand out from others in your field.

What are you waiting for? Check it out and sign up now!

Unveiling our brand new surface pattern design website

It's been a busy time here at the studio unveiling two new websites in little more than a week. For some time we have wanted to give our surface pattern design courses a home of their own, as well as giving all our amazing alumni and other designers across the world a place to showcase their work, learn and connect. Beth Kempton & I have been working on these projects for a year with our teams, and are now delighted to unveil...

MakeItInDesign.com

This new website is a home for all things surface pattern design - tools, inspiration, learning options and opportunities to showcase your work. This is the new home for The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design and MOYO Magazine. Check it out here. Huge thanks to Jo Klima of The Darling Tree for her wonderful help!
 

MoyoDirectory.com

This brand new directory is the place to showcase your work, attract clients and connect with other designers worldwide. Check it out here. We'd love to hear what you think!