The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design featuring Rachael Taylor is a collaboration between internationally-acclaimed surface pattern designer Rachael Taylor and award-winning entrepreneur Beth Nicholls, founder of Do What You Love. This unstoppable pair have joined together in a dynamic partnership to bring you a groundbreaking e-course that will give you the tools and inspiration you need to succeed in the exciting world of surface pattern design.
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About Rachael Taylor
Internationally-acclaimed surface-pattern designer Rachael Taylor is a fun, enthusiastic artist whose distinct quirky style has attracted clients across the world.
Rachael is recognised for her signature style of layering, textures & hand drawn linework, present in both her screenprinted pieces and digital work. Rachael has a BA (Hons) in Textile & Fashion Design from the University of Leeds. Following several years’ experience in industry, including work at Hallmark, Rachael set up her own design studio in May 2008 where she now works as a freelance surface pattern designer & textile artist.
Rachael has her own popular label, Rachael Taylor Designs, and sells her products online and in stores across the UK. She also has also secured number of successful internationally licensed product ranges sold worldwide.
Rachael has designed for the art, ceramics, interior, fashion, textiles, greetings, stationery & marketing industries and has a variety of clients in the UK, Europe and the USA, ranging from design studios and high street stores to private buyers. Rachael. You can find her work published on greeting cards right through to interior accessories, packaging, ceramics and kidswear. Clients include Paperchase (UK) Graham & Brown (UK) WH Smith (UK) Target (USA) UK Greetings, American Greetings, Tigerprint (for Marks & Spencer UK), Hanes Paper (USA) ,Verbaudet (EUR), Paper Magic (USA), Design Design (USA), Trend Bible (UK), Seascape (USA), Mudpie (UK), teNeues (USA & UK), Oxfam (UK), Landor (USA), AM Univeral (USA) and IMGS Wallcoverings (Australia).
Rachael has recently had over twenty pieces of her work published in four renowned designs books including ‘Print and Pattern’ by Bowie Style (LKP Publishing), ‘Print and Pattern 2′ by Bowie Style (LKP Publishing), ’Patterns‘ by Drusilla Cole, (LKP Publishing and ‘The Exciting World of Pattern Design‘ by Zeixs Feierabend (Unique Books)’ ‘Patterns’ by Maomao/booQs publishing. Her unique web styling and design attracted the attention of ‘by Zeixs Feierabend (Unique Books)’ as they showcase her website in their brand new book ‘Websites 3’ . Rachael regularly receives design commissions from trend forecasting companies and has had work published in trend books for Trend Bible & Mudpie. Her designs and products are regularly featured in the press and have made appearances on TV and more recently has attracted a celebrity fan base.
Rachael is also actively involved in education. She has delivered a number of workshops and career presentations in schools, colleges and universities throughout the UK. Rachael played a huge part in the Liverpool Design Stars challenge for 2011. She was commissioned by the Design Initiative to oversee the surface pattern category. This involved writing the brief, presenting and running workshops in schools, judging entries, selecting winners, presenting awards and delivering a masterclass weekend for select nominees. Rachael was invited to speak at the groundbreaking Do What You Love art & creative enterprise retreat (held in May 2011) in front of an international audience.
Rachael likes to bring her own personality to her work and creates ‘patterns to make you happy’. Her positive & energetic approach was recognised in 2009 as she was awarded the title of ‘the Happiest Person in Britain 2009′ from her excited & happy Twitter posts. Her patterns are spontaneous as Rachael loves to draw with her right & left hand and sometimes even with her eyes closed. This way her patterns are unique & full of energy, she takes inspiration from everything around her & a lot of her motifs come from her own mood & personality.
In ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design’ Rachael will share her design expertise and industry insider knowledge and experience to help others get into and succeed in the exciting world of surface pattern design.
Find out more on Rachael’s website or connect on Facebook or Twitter.
About Beth Nicholls
Award-winning entrepreneur Beth Nicholls is the founder of Do What You Love, which gives creative women tools and inspiration to do what they love, for life. This includes life-enhancing retreats and e-courses which combine creativity, enterprise and community to help women develop and monetise their passion. Beth’s pioneering Do What You Love e-course, has been described as ‘life-changing’, ‘awe-inspiring’ and ‘transformational’.
In 2010 Beth was named as one of the UK’s 16 most exciting young female entrepreneurs by Marie Claire magazine, and consults for NGOs, UN agencies and major brands on socially responsible business. . Beth is an avid adventurer and has lived worked and travelled in over 50 countries on every continent. She speaks fluent Japanese and is inspired by all things Oriental. She is currently spending time wandering the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto. Beth loves photography, acrylic painting and mixed media. The first artwork she ever sold was a celebrity collaboration which went for a staggering $10,000 at auction. Find out more on her blog, or connect on Facebook or Twitter.
Beth is excited to be working with Rachael to bring this collaboration to you, and will be at your side every step of the way to support you through the course. As a long-time lover of pattern (and with a secret dream of launching her own stationery label), Beth was a proud guinea pig as the course being developed, and shares some of her designs in class.
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