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Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Sharron Binns

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Sharron Binns

by | Jan 13, 2025 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Sharron Binns

Artist Spotlight Sharon Binns

January 13, 2025

Sharron has recently launched herself as a surface pattern designer.

Based in the scenic Mackenzie Country in the middle of the South Island, New Zealand, Sharron has a limitless amount of design inspiration surrounding her.

Discovering surface pattern design later in life has opened up a whole new career for Sharron that has allowed her to completely reinvent herself and discover talents she knew deep down she had but never had the chance to use them.

If you would love to see more of Sharron’s designs click here

 

The creative briefs are a wonderful way to be accountable.

SPD starts out as a hobby for most people but with these briefs you feel like a real designer with a real brief from a real customer!

They are a tangible asset that not only builds your portfolio, but goes a long way to help you discover and fine tune your own style.

My Top Tip: 

My advice to anyone doing these briefs is finish one brief before going onto the next! It’s so easy to spend a month working on a brief and before you know it another is on your doorstep. It’s like having a monthly book subscription. It’s so exciting receiving the next book but before you know it you have half a dozen unread titles.

Creative Brief Member Wins

 

My Spoonflower shop has certainly been more active since starting the briefs and that has pushed me to get my brand new website up and running!

Well done Sharron!

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Jeanette Parks

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Jeanette Parks

by | Dec 9, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Jeanette Parks

Artist Spotlight Jeanette Parks

December 9, 2024

Jeanette is a Swedish-American lifelong artist and designer who loves making bold and eclectic designs ranging from painterly florals to retro and nostalgic icons.

If you would love to see more of Jeanette’s designs click here

 

I love the concept of creating a mini collection.

Each Monthly Creative Brief has an on trend theme and colour palette which provides me with a clear focus each month.

My Top Tip: 

Tackling a “hero” pattern first is sort of my modus operandi. I read through the brief and think about what sort of main theme jumps out at me. After I make 1 or 2 hero prints, I spin off coordinates and blenders from that starting point

Creative Brief Member Wins

 

Several of my Creative Brief designs have started getting sales trickling in, and I’m gearing up to submit my mini collections and portfolio to more companies.

Well done Jeanette!

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Mirjam Nelemans

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Mirjam Nelemans

by | Oct 14, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Mirjam Nelemans

Artist Spotlight Mirjam Nelemans

October 14, 2024

As a passionate surface pattern designer, Mirjam from Lamira Art & Design, craft refined patterns that add a touch of elegance and happiness to the world.

Drawing inspiration from the beauty of nature and diverse cultures, Lamira’s Designes are blending timeless and contemporary elements.

If you would love to see more of Mirjam’s designs click here 

The monthly Creative Briefs are a delightful source of inspiration for me, injecting fresh creativity into my designs.

They have a magical way of pulling me out of my comforting zone, encouraging me to explore new avenues and embrace exiting challenges.

My Top Tip for how to make the most out of the Monthly Creative Briefs is:
Approach each theme with an open mind and let the journey of exploration enhance your skills and broaden your artistic horizons.

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Frances Poff

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Frances Poff

by | Sep 9, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Frances Poff

Artist Spotlight Frances Poff

September 9, 2024

Frances Poff is a Surface Pattern Designer based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Her style is simple and colourful, with the occasional dabble in vectorised watercolor just to keep things interesting!

Frances loves designing large scale for wallpaper and bedlinen, with a nod to the mid century modern era. Her designs are currently available in her Spoonflower and Redbubble shops.

If you would love to see more of Frances’s designs click here 

My favourite thing about the Monthly Creative Briefs is that Ryann and Fleur have done all the hard work for you: the research, trend spotting, colour stories, keywords plus a dedicated Pinterest board for each monthly brief.

All I have to do it create the art!

My Top Tip for how to make the most out of the Monthly Creative Briefs is:
As well as saving the monthly digital Design Brief files, I make sure to print them out and leave them in plain view on my coffee table, ready for whenever I have a free moment. That way I can dive right into brainstorming and creating the art.

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Christina Carlsen

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Christina Carlsen

by | Aug 12, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Christina Carlsen

Artist Spotlight Christina Carlsen

August 12, 2024

Christina is a watercolor artist and budding surface pattern designer living in the Pacific NW.

She takes a lot of my inspiration from her surroundings – especially anything to do with the ocean.

She is an artist with a full time day job in marketing and a mom to two wild boys so she is slowly building this art business in the margins of her life.

If you would love to see more of Christina’s designs click here

The Monthly Portfolio Building Briefs have been so helpful in giving me direction and focus in my art practice each month.

I love all the helpful details that Ryann & Fleur include!

My Top Tip For Creatives:

I find that printing out the briefs as soon as I get them and then really sitting and reading through it with a cup of tea has helped.

I write notes on the brief of any ideas that come to mind and then using the provided sheets to draw out a few thumbnails of my ideas.

I try to get a rough plan down on paper and then start on creating the art.

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Nikki Phyllis

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Nikki Phyllis

by | Jul 8, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight – Nikki Phyllis

Artist Spotlight Nikki Phyllis

July 8, 2024

Nikki is the creative behind Kitten Lane, a little design studio nestled in the Brisbane Valley, Australia.

She draws inspiration from nature, her rural childhood, and her daily adventures with her two small children.

Nikki is often drawn to soft and dreamy colour palettes and creating with relaxed, cosy interiors in mind.

If you would love to see more of Nikki’s designs click here

 

I love the concept of creating a mini collection. Each Monthly Creative Brief has an on trend theme and colour palette which provides me with a clear focus each month.

I love that all the research on design trends has already been done, so I can just jump in and start creating, which is a great help when I’m also juggling two little ones.

The art calls are also an awesome bonus!

My Top Tip: 

I like to mull things over for a couple of weeks first and also pin anything that catches my eye. Quite often I will start seeing the brief’s theme pop up in different places or see something that will spark a new idea.

My design process tends to be 95% thinking about the concept and 5% actually designing it

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