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Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

by | Mar 11, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Artist SpotlightJacqui Slade

Jacqui is a busy mum and surface pattern designer from Sydney Australia.

She loves creating vibrant and fun designs with a modern retro boho beach vibe. She’s totally obsessed with vintage designs, wallpaper, textiles and all things floral.

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

The thing I love about the Portfolio Building Creative Briefs is that each month there is a clear direction of what to create AND it is perfectly timed to what you need to be pitching and uploading to POD each month.

I also love that there is freedom in the briefs to make them completely your style. And I’m now actually finishing full collections rather than just one off designs.

My best advice to stay on track with designing is to pick the brief that resonates with you the most, and then pick the things you want or like to draw. Doing something you like means designing can stay FUN.

If I’m short on time and can’t create an entire new collection, I’ll often use an existing blender pattern or coordinate and recolour it to match to beef out the collection.

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At Creative Studio Collective, we’re all about crafting fantastic design tools for Surface Pattern Designers, Textile Designers, Artists & creatives that support you on your creative journey, allowing you to focus on the enjoyable aspects while we handle all the strategic thinking and planning for you! 

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

by | Feb 12, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Artist SpotlightMadhuranga Thissera

Madhuranga Thissera, a creative surface pattern designer, turns dreams into art with every stroke. She transforms simple materials into extraordinary designs, bringing joy and wonder to each pattern. Madhuranga’s work showcases endless creativity and innovation.

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

 

I love how Portfolio Building Creative Briefs challenge and inspire creativity, allowing designers to showcase their talent and versatility in a structured and purposeful way.
My top tip as a Surface Pattern Designer is to stay consistent with your work by using a set schedule. Break your tasks into manageable chunks, prioritise your job lists, and always seek a wide variety of inspiration.

I also recommend that you engage with a creative community for valuable insights and motivation on your journey.

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

by | Jan 8, 2024 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Artist SpotlightIlinca Maican

Ilinca Maican is an architect, who loves to draw and to paint. She likes to figure out systems and patterns in what surrounds her.

She channels most of her imagination and longing for communication through drawing.

She likes when colors do their thing so she is a big fan of watercolor and mediums that mix.

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

The Creative Brief is very nicely structured and offers flexibility and anchor points.

Working with Mini Collections of 3-4 prints is an approach I appreciate and enjoy – it’s enough to set up a mood and cover the bases.

I also love the Art Calls. It’s very nice to know what someone is actually looking for.

With the creative briefs, I go for the colours or for the theme which most appeals to me. Sometimes I love them all and I feel like doing everything at once.

I also cross check what I have done in my designs and collections with the Round Table talks and I try to make a check list from there.

If I’m not inspired on the moment, I just print the Brief, and browse them all at least once a month.

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At Creative Studio Collective, we’re all about crafting fantastic design tools for Surface Pattern Designers, Textile Designers, Artists & creatives that support you on your creative journey, allowing you to focus on the enjoyable aspects while we handle all the strategic thinking and planning for you! 

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

by | Dec 11, 2023 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Artist SpotlightSina O'Keeffe

Sina is a surface pattern designer and illustrator from the tropical Top End of Australia.

She draws inspiration from nature, plants and wildlife around her, as well memories from her childhood home of Germany.

While out for a walk with her husband and two dogs, you can often spot her taking snaps of “inspo” ready for the next pattern.

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

I am getting so much joy and value out of the briefs. They provide me with inspiration, guidance and a starting point to create some art.

It helps me to embrace making smaller collections on a more regular basis. At the same time I am not just improving my pattern skills and growing my library – I have also finally started my email list!

I had been holding off on it for ages, because I thought “what am I going to write about every month?”. Now I send out one newsletter a month where I share my mini collection of the month and a little freebie screen saver with one of the patterns.

This keeps me motivated and accountable without being overwhelming.

I like to read and digest all the brief material at the beginning of the month and then just sit with it for a while. If some ideas immediately pop into my head, I will note them down or make a quick sketch.

I also love to quiz my friends and colleagues, like “Hey, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about spring?” They are like my real life Pinterest board of inspiration and the variety of ideas and responses really gets my creative juices flowing.

They also add an element of accountability, because now they are invested too and they want to see you make that pattern about tulips…or spring rolls, haha!

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

by | Nov 13, 2023 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Artist SpotlightAstrid Blanchard

Astrid is an illustrator and surface pattern designer born in Estonia, but living in France.

She just finished the Immersion course by Bonnie Christine during which she created her first mini-collection; ‘Life in the seaside’.

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

 

I love how well Creative Studio Collective Design Briefs are structured and how beautifully all of the inspiration boards are put together.

I also love having different perspectives to approach a theme.

My top tip, especially if you are just starting out, is to start small so that you don’t get stuck in the overwhelm. Once you get started you will find that the design process  flows by itself.

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Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

by | Oct 16, 2023 | News & Announcements

Creative Brief Member Spotlight

Artist SpotlightRianne van den Berg

Rianne is an artist and designer from The Netherlands.

Inspired by her love for travelling, thrift stores and her hobby of sewing clothes with beautiful fabrics, she now designs fabric for other makers and brands.

She loves infusing a sense of nostalgia and whimsy into her patterns by combining modern aesthetics with vintage inspiration.

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

The Portfolio Building Creative Briefs are so inspiring and professional!

My favourite part of them are the moodboards and motif examples because they instantly spark so many design ideas. I always feel inspired and I can immediately dive into designing.

My tip for Surface Pattern Designers is this: while designing your hero and coordinating prints, pull little motifs aside to create blender prints with.

Those extra blender prints aren’t necessarily designs you need to add to your collection sell sheet, but they are perfect for uploading onto Spoonflower!

We love hearing from our Portfolio Building Creative Design Brief members on how they love our Design Briefs & their hot tips for working with them! if you are a member & would love to be featured submit below.

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At Creative Studio Collective, we’re all about crafting fantastic design tools for Surface Pattern Designers, Textile Designers, Artists & creatives that support you on your creative journey, allowing you to focus on the enjoyable aspects while we handle all the strategic thinking and planning for you! 

Learn More About Our Creative Briefs Here