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WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
It’s our self-paced course where you work on real-world design briefs and get your work critiqued by high-selling commercial designers at the top of their game.
The result? Ten commercial designs you can sell for thousands, plus a wealth of skills to sustain your career for the long haul.
WHAT WE TEACH WEEK BY WEEK
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Know the markets
As a commercial designer, you must know this so your design is focused and your chance of selling your design is high. It's all very well embracing your personal style, but how far will that get you? Let's face it, there are only so many licensee opportunities out there, no matter what you've heard and the chance of payment is slim. Let's focus on actually making money!
- First assessment task
- Personalised feedback on your submission
Interpret trends and briefs
We teach you how to read in-between the lines. How to know what a trend board or brief is trying to tell you, so your hit rate is on target every single time.
- Second assessment task
- First design brief
Foliage design brief
You will be walked through a brief and advised on the many dos and don'ts of design. Then you will go away and create a beautiful foliage design to be proud of!
- Second design brief
- Personalised critique
How to Create the Perfect Illustrated Floral
This one’s a bit harder. You will have two illustrative floral briefs to choose from. We’ll share all our knowledge on making a winning floral design first and then it's over to you to submit your designs for critiques.
- Third design brief
- Personalised critique
The importance of color
We can't stress this enough, color can and will sell your designs! We’ll do some self-reflection in this lesson and deep dive into some tricks of colour. Then it's over to you to create a beautiful colorway on last weeks design
- The perfect colorway to highlight your skills
Design limitations for production
Sounds boring, right? But, omg this can literally save you hundreds of hours of redos. This lesson will each you all those design nuances you need to know so you can provide the best possible files for your client's product.
- Feedback on your files
Tropical design brief
We have some doozy dos and don'ts for this lesson. And then it's over to you to create a stunning tropical design for your product of choice. This is now your forth stunning design, done and ready to sell. Yay!
- Fourth design brief
- Personalised critique
Money-in-the-bank happy floral brief
Now things are getting advanced. It's time to design the perfect 'happy floral.' These types of florals will pay your bills. Submit your florals for your personalised critique.
- Fifth design brief
- Personalised critique
Tropical design brief
We cover the main types of MUST know animal skins. These designs are staples that customers come back to year after year. Master animal skins and you have income coming in every season. Submit your designs for personalized feedback.
- Sixth design brief
- Personalised critique
Speed your process
Yep, it's time to bulk up that design collection and get four more designs under your belt. We will help you get there quicker, with our everyday designer shortcuts and swift processes.
- 4 design briefs to round out the perfect design collection
Create the perfect portfolio plus final feedback
We go back through any revisions and assess your final 10 designs as a whole. You will make the perfect portfolio so you can land that dream client or studio gig. This is the lesson we've been asked for for YEARS!
- Personalised critique on your whole body of work
Feedback on your portfolio, finish!
Here we refine and perfect your final masterpieces. And then it's time to celebrate! You have just created 10 beautiful print designs, each different from the next. Each is a strong hero print that you can sell or build your collection around. You have the perfect portfolio to illustrate your own personal talents and skills. You are ready to go out into the world to slay and get paid!
