Event: Sketch Doodle Draw LIVE! with Rachael Taylor Location: Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 1AP, UK Date: Monday May 16, 2016 Time: 12:30pm – 3:30pm (3 hours) Cost: Absolutely FREE! Theme: Botanicals Register: your interest in attending here We are thrilled to let you […]

We are thrilled to announce the return of Summer School in 2016 – a great way to fill your August with inspiration, creativity, new friends & lots of fun over four weeks! Summer School runs from August 1 – […]

It recently occurred to me that my studio is now a very happy & healthy number 8! I officially left my full time design job working at Hallmark just over 8 years ago. I had […]

We are incredibly excited to announce that the Make it in Design team will be visiting major cities in the UK, USA & Europe in 2016 to deliver Sketch Doodle Draw LIVE! These FREE, informal, […]

FESPA Digital, which took place last week in Amsterdam has been hailed a huge success by the Roland DG team & everyone involved in the show & we are so thrilled with our collaboration! Some […]

We recently announced an exciting collaboration between Rachael & global wide format digital printer manufacturer, Roland DG, at FESPA DIGITAL 2016 taking place in Amsterdam! Today is the first day of the four-day show & we’ve just been […]

Do YOU dream of seeing your designs on fabric, stationery, homewares or other products? Do YOU want to learn all there is to know about becoming a surface pattern designer from someone who’s successfully blazing […]

Wow! 2015 was our biggest & most busiest year yet! We’re taking a moment today to reflect & look back on yet another amazing year, which is all thanks to the amazing community of supporters […]

Hello everyone, today we have some super exciting news to share! Our sister site Make it in Design has only gone & turned 4 years old! So to celebrate we have decided to name the […]

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed my first ever #inmyhappyplace post! If you missed it here’s what it’s all about… I’m trying to make sure I’m present in the ‘here & now’ & not get caught […]

We are so excited to launch another round of ‘The Ultimate Portfolio Builder’ a module from ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design’ that had been described as “powerful”, “inspiring”, “professional”, “dynamic” & “nurturing” […]

‘Monetising your designs‘ (Module 3) is a five week online course where you will learn everything you need to know to monetise your designs! The classroom is accessible 24/7 so you can join us from anywhere in […]

‘Designing your way’ (Module 1) is a five week online course where you will learn everything you need to know to turn basic sketches into elements for pattern design. Find out more about colour and pattern, how to create […]