DENY Designs / / New letters & Black Friday!

It is Black Friday today & DENY Designs are running some very special offers throughout the day & even more over the weekend into Cyber Monday! This is the perfect time to head over to the DENY Designs website as they have recently launched some gorgeous new products such as jazzy trays & coasters, a fun pet accessories collection & below you can see the colourful new wall letters. They are perfect for decorating a baby's room, for celebrations such as weddings & parties or just as art to brighten up a room. You can get all of their new products in twenty of our quirky designs & we just love how versatile they are! You can find these brand new letter decorations here or shop our full collection on the website. Happy shopping!

'Floral Umbrellas' letters

'Quirky Motifs' letters

'Textured Honesty' letters

'Shapes & Squares Green' letters

'Wheel of Wonder Turquoise' letters

ABSPD Inspiring Quotations / / Competition Winner!

Happy Friday! Today we are announcing the winner of our ABSPD Inspiring Quotations Competition & showcasing some of the AMAZING designs we received. We get send many emails & words of gratitude from the alumni of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (which makes the hard work worthwhile) - & thought it would be fun to ask students to design their words into a visual testimonial. You can see our winner below. We have tried to share a diversity of creative styles but please be sure to check out our testimonial Facebook album to see all of our wonderful entries! We would like to thank everyone for their brilliant designs & kind words, it really means a lot to us. We love the ABSPD community & we are honoured to be a part of it!

We are excited to launch the next round of classes this very Monday, there's still to join if your quick! (*This is the last time we will run the courses until Spring 2014).

Love the #ABSPD team x

And the winner is...

Brandi Powell! 

We thought Brand's design really showed her signature style & we loved the clever composition & the way she used her motifs & typography.

Below you can see a variety of lovely designs that were entered:

Sam Osborne

Anneline Sophia Designs

Faye Brown

Bethan Lumb

Gill Eggleston - Pattern Addict

Joanne Cocker - Jojo Coco Design

Jo Elise Designs

Melanie Pennell - Bee and Haych

Nicola Griffiths - Pikadoodles

Rosie Simmons

Sonia Atwal - Apple Kaur Designs

Ali Benyon Designs

Carolyn Greifeld

Inspiring Quotations / / ASBPD Alumni & Student Competition!

Happy Monday! Today I am sharing with you lovely testimonials from some of the students & Alumni of 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)' as well as some of my own motivational quotes. We are also giving the ABSPD community an exciting design challenge (read below for more information).

The Challenge

We are thrilled to announce we are running a mini competition for all e-course students & Alumni! We would love for you to create your very own beautiful typography design! The winning designer will be given a free place on the e-course Module of their choice! (This includes 1, 2, 3 & the brand new Module 4). Below you can find the competition requirements:

• Create an inspirational typographic design in your own style & media (this can be hand-drawn or created with different fonts)
• The quote should include your own testimonial on how you have found a Module or the e-course as a whole, for example: “Maybe this course should come with a health warning as it is so addictive!”
• Please supply a 550 pixels, 'save for web' jpg & send to kelly@rachaeltaylordesigns.co.uk with your full name, website & social media links
• Deadline: Midnight (GMT) Thursday 7th November
• You will also need to share your design on social media. This can be on our Facebook page or tweet to @MakeitinDesign or @SurfacePatternD. Use hashtags #makeitindesign, #surfacepatternecourse or #ABSPD
• The winner will be announced on Friday along with a supporting showcase on the Make It In Design blog & on this blog

Love Rachael x

The above two images are an example of testimonials from past & current students

The above are examples for styling inspiration!

If you have ever dreamt of having your own designs on homewares, stationery, fabric or other products then HURRY & sign up for Module 2: Creating Your Professional Identity or Module 3: Monestising Your Designs, running November 11th! Register now as these modules will not be running again until Spring 2014!

Dream Large!

Happy Monday!

We hope you are dreaming large today & feeling motivated!

Rachael & Kelly :)

Follow Your Dreams!

It has been pretty chaotic in the studio lately as we have been juggling so many things such as our new wedding collection, new product ranges, MOYO magazine & the launch of the next full series of 'The Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design' (the e-course)'. When your hectically running around sometimes you forget to appreciate the little things.

Last week was such a 'happy' week as I received masses of new styled photography from my fab photographers navyblur. I had a moment to take stock and assess how far my brand had come.

I'm just someone doing what I love, who works hard & remains dedicated and to see everything coming together lately really made me smile. So many people ask me about my career & how it evolved & I'm so pleased that I get to share my story within our very own e-course.

I left my full time job 5 years ago to fly solo & would never have imagined or believed all of the things that have happened so far! (Here are a few of my product collages that showcase a selection of my designs used in multiple ways. Along with a typographic quote that I created recently.)

I hope these images inspire you to follow your dreams! (You may also like to read my recent interview over on the fantastic new Do What Love website).

Hurry our next class starts tomorrow! You can still squeeze in. (*This is last time we will be running module 1 until 2014).

Thought of the day

Happy Typography Friday everyone! Today we are featuring one of our very own design quotes, we hope you like it.

You can now buy this design in our very own online store as part of wedding & party decoration collection. Perfect for celebrations, anniversaries or to brighten someone's day!

Be happy & free!

Happy Monday!

Some motivating words to share with you today! We have been having fun producing some bright & colourful typography! Enjoy!

Email: rachael@rachaeltaylordesigns.co.uk or kelly@rachaeltaylordesigns.co.uk

Website: www.rachaeltaylordesigns.co.uk

Shop: www.rachaeltaylordesigns.co.uk/shop

Facebook: Rachael Taylor

Twitter: @rachael_taylor_ @RTShopOfficial @KellyC_Design

Pinterest: rtproducts or rachtdesign

Typography Friday // Oakdene Designs!

These fun & colourful typographic prints & wall stickers are from Oakdene Designs! Their team is based in Surrey & they work hard to produce "high quality" & "contemporary" products. They use state-of-the-art printers & good quality papers to create modern products that can be used indoors & outdoors! We love their use of contemporary songs & lyrics along with beautiful typography.

You can buy their designs on Notonthehighstreet or you can follow them on Facebook & Twitter!

Enjoy & have a great weekend! Kelly :)