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You'll love our variety of creative courses full of advice from industy professionals.
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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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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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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!
Online Courses
Our courses will encourage you to play with pattern, colour, repeat and composition using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Portfolio Chats
Expert design advice for what could be added and improved, and practical steps for moving forward.
Workshops
Fancy a day of hands-on creativity? Join in on a host of Pattern Play.
Starting Spring 2025!
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.
Free courses
Tap into one (or all!) of the free mini courses on practical textile techniques.