textiledesign

Sustainable fabrics, social impact, living in Bangladesh, consumer awareness in fashion, hand-woven textiles, small quantities BUT with the ability to scale production yardage... wow. Just wow.

My guest today is Jackie Corlett from Motif Handmade.

Jackie tells us about a whole new way of sourcing fabrics, and she allows designers to actually design the very fabric you want and need from scratch with zero waste yarns, zero carbon production. So you know you're launching with the most ethically sourced and eco friendly fabrics available. She's going to dive into what is possible for even small quantities, for designers to get the types of fabrics they are dreaming of. Hand woven people!! 

You'll want to see the visuals that go with this episode. 

Visuals, links, and show notes:
https://fashionbrainacademy.com/motif/

In this podcast episode, I talk to surface pattern designer and illustrator Sheree Coleman.

She shares with us how she is transitioning away from full-time work to building her brand Whimsy Kaleidoscope. We discuss how she got started, what led her to surface pattern design, how she gets clients and tips she has for other aspiring designers.

Sheree has put in the hard work and it's now paying off, so you won't want to miss this conversation.

You can find out more about Sheree here:

https://whimsykaleidoscope.com/

https://www.instagram.com/whimsykaleidoscope/

If you are starting to get your surface pattern design portfolio ready to send to clients and you're not sure what to or what not to include then this podcast episode is for you.

I'll be talking through some tips that you may want to consider when preparing your portfolio.

It's really important if you want to step up and stand out as a designer that you consider branding within your business. 

Branding includes the assets you use e.g. fonts, colours and logos etc. but it goes far beyond that. Branding also includes your unique voice and the way you show up in your business.

In this podcast episode, we talk about the importance of branding within your design business and some tips for what you should and shouldn't do when it comes to branding.

If you are a surface pattern designer who is wanting to get to the next level and move away from being a hobbyist to a successful designer who is selling their designs consistently with a regular income then you need to allocate time for business tasks.

In this podcast episode, we talk about the importance of treating your design business as a business and I also share a few tips to help make that process easier.

Episode 4 - PaperDolls Design is a custom stationary and digital design company. Designer, April Foster started her business 10 years ago and has since created thousands of designs for clients and businesses. She has a degree in Industrial Design and worked as a textile designer before taking her skills to the next level and launching her own business. In this episode, April shares about the start up of her business and lessons learned along the way as she continues to see where this career takes her.

A really important step in the design process is the design development phase.

This is the phase where you're going to explore and develop lots of different potential ideas that you can use within your pattern designs. 

In this episode, I give you some tips and talk about why it's so important.

Mood boards are such a great way to visually communicate your ideas and allow you to collate all of your inspiration in one place before you begin designing.

In this episode, I talk about what you should include on your mood board and why you should create one.

If you're looking for copyright free images, these are the sites mentioned:

https://unsplash.com/

https://www.pexels.com/

https://pixabay.com/

Have you ever sat down to start being creative and you've drawn a complete blank and you don't know where to start?

Finding inspiration is an important step in the design process as it will help you formulate your ideas and give yourself a direction to start developing your ideas from. 

One of the things that I often hear is from pattern designers trying to get started in the industry is that the marketplace is oversaturated. 

Although there are many more designers, there are also many more opportunities to be successful. 

In this episode, I talk about the difference between someone who is successful or not and what it takes to be a successful designer.

Are you unsure whether you should use Photoshop or Illustrator for your pattern designs?

In today's episode, we're going to take talk about the pros and cons of each program. 

If you're wanting to start creating pattern designs but are stuck thinking you can't get started because your drawing skills aren't good enough then this podcast is for you.

We talk about other options for creating patterns as well as some exercises that will see you improve your drawing skills in no time.

As a designer, there are so many different ways to work and it may often look from the outside like a designer just sits down and comes up with amazing designs but there's obviously more to it than that.

Although everyone will approach their work slightly differently there's a general design process that will usually take place. 

In this episode, we look at an overview of the design process.

Stephanie Ogé is the founder and creative director of Sogé studio.  She literally brings color to some of the biggest brands on the market. Her company develops textile prints for various international companies such as Nike, Karl by Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, and many more.  She found herself transitioning for fashion design to doing patterns and prints out of necessity that now is her business.  This interview talks about how to color outside the lines of your initial career path and make your passion your purpose.  

Textile designer, Lydia Crespo, talks about the art and chemistry behind her work and why you might find her collecting produce scraps from the local grocery store. 

With a name like Lydia, learn why she was born to work with natural dyes from the start. 

On this episode, we interview Fredun Medhora and Ritika Jhunjhunwala who run Iteeha, a city-based textile design firm that conducts workshops to promote folk art forms from across the country.

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