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creative skills with
The Pattern Social

Unlock your design potential with our step-by-step courses and 1-on-1 mentoring opportunities

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Online Courses

You'll love our variety of creative courses full of advice from industy professionals.

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1-on-1 mentoring

Need a bit of a helping hand with your portfolio? We can offer you design advice for what could be added or improved, and practical steps for moving your style forward.

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Download one of our free guides that include how-to videos full of creative tips.

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Welcome to

The Pattern Social

The Pattern Social is a dynamic online platform designed to support and inspire surface pattern designers at every stage of their creative journey.

Offering comprehensive online courses for mastering Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, we help you build the technical skills necessary to thrive in the textile industry.

Graduates can benefit from personalised portfolio reviews, guiding them toward an industry-ready presentation, while budding freelancers will gain key insights into licensing their designs and navigating the freelance world.

Plus, our platform provides ongoing technical support to help you with any challenges in Photoshop and Illustrator.

In addition to online courses, The Pattern Social is excited to offer in-person workshops on textile fundamentals such as drawing, painting, mark making, and exploring repeat patterns.

These workshops are perfect for anyone looking to enhance their hands-on skills. Jules McKeown, founder of The Pattern Social, also delivers industry talks and masterclass workshops for university students, sharing her expertise in the world of textile design and offering insider knowledge to those preparing for a career in design.

 

Jules is a creative and technically knowledgable designer. She is an enthusiastic tutor who always strives to get the best from her students by nurturing and supporting their artistic development."

Jessica Hogarth
Designer & Illustrator

 

 

Jules always balanced fostering creativity with teaching practical and technical design skills. Her enthusiasm in every lesson inspired a love for design."

Edwina O'Connor
Homeware Designer

Jules combines technical expertise with a nurturing approach, inspiring students to learn. She taught me everything I needed to know about Adobe Illustrator for Textile Design."

Allison Pilling
Fashion Print Designer

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Free Webinar

Do you need to have a signature style to be a successful Surface Pattern Designer?

Webinar - Coming Feb 2025

Introduction to The Pattern Social & adapting your design style as a surface pattern designer.

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ONLINE COURSES/ DESIGN ADVICE/ WORKSHOPS/ COMMUNITY 

Technical Support

Need help mastering a specific digital pattern technique? Jules and Mark are here to assist!

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Online Courses

Our courses will encourage you to play with pattern, colour, repeat and composition using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Portfolio Chats

Expert design advice for what could be added and improved, and practical steps for moving forward.

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Workshops

Fancy a day of hands-on creativity? Join in on a host of Pattern Play.

Starting Spring 2025!

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Design Advice

Need help with your design choices? Jules loves to plan and give you design direction on how to get your ideas off the ground.

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Free  courses

Tap into one (or all!) of the free mini courses on practical textile techniques.

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