Improve Your Design

Pace Course - 8 Weeks

Boost Your Design Speed. Simulate Studio Art Direction. Stay Accountable.

For Aspiring and Experienced Designers

Designed for print designers, surface pattern designers, and illustrators looking to increase their pace, strengthen their portfolio, and experience studio-style art direction.

What You’ll Gain:

  • Improved Design Pace: Start with 1 design in Week 1, 2 designs in Week 2, and work up to 8 designs in Week 8.

  • Studio-Style Experience: Receive art direction each Monday, just like in a print studio.

  • External Accountability: Submit your designs each Friday—no feedback, just structure and motivation.

  • Portfolio Growth: Create cohesive collections inspired by professional briefs.

  • Independence and Confidence: Develop the skills to work efficiently and independently.

How It Works:

Art Direction Every Monday

  • You’ll receive a visual art board with creative prompts and inspiration (e.g., styles, colours, textures).

  • Tailored to womenswear print design but adaptable to other markets.

Create Throughout the Week

    • Use the brief to design yours prints.

    • Work independently, interpreting the prompts in your own style.

Submit by Sunday

    • Send your low-res JPEG designs via email for accountability.

    • You retain full copyright to your designs.

    • Your JPEGs will not be used for marketing purposes - submitted for training and accountability purposes only.

      Increase your Pace

    • Begin with one design in the first week and increase the number of designs you create each week.

    • As the course progresses, your skills and pace will improve.

Who Is This For?

  • Print Designers aiming for studio positions or improving freelance workflows.

  • Surface Pattern Designers adapting to apparel markets or seeking accountability.

  • Illustrators exploring print design for fashion or enhancing portfolio diversity.

What’s Included:

  • 8 weeks of professional-grade art direction.

  • Studio-inspired pace: Weekly deliverables to build discipline and momentum.

  • Practical guidance to interpret briefs into original designs.

Course Format:

  • Art Direction: Receive art boards and briefs via email every Monday.

  • Accountability Check-Ins: Submit designs by Sunday via email (low-res JPEG).

Boost Your Design Speed * Stay Accountable *

Boost Your Design Speed * Stay Accountable *

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Pricing:

£45 for 8 weeks

TESTIMONIALS

It’s been such a joy to watch so many designers grow in confidence, deepen their practice, and create work they’re proud of. Here’s what a few of them had to say after finishing the course:

“This course has helped me find my creative flow again, balancing adult life while trying to keep up my creative abilities can be hard but this course helped me keep accountability for my work. I now have a great structure and routine in place for my future work. Very excited to see what the future holds!”

-Hayley Clernon

“I’ve really enjoyed doing the 8 week course, it’s certainly given me a challenge to create more and more prints each week, having to carefully plan my time a bit more each week without being thrown into doing a full collection per week from the beginning. It gives a much more enjoyable approach to practicing work as I just thought “I can do this, it’s only one more than last week”, and therefore didn’t feel too overwhelmed. Sally gave great briefs, and encouraging feedback throughout and I was excited to see what she thought of each print collection every week. I am glad to have to have done the course and feel a lot more comfortable now both in regards to my skills in drawing and making repeat designs, but also comfortable in knowing that I can reach goals when they are put in place and I hold myself accountable.”

-Sarah Healy

“I enjoyed Sally’s Pace course, it pushed me out of my comfort zone, to using different materials and methods of mark making whilst encouraging me to think laterally, focusing less time on small detail.”

-Heidi Vilkman

Why Choose This Course?

  • Led by an Experienced Educator: Years of teaching experience ensure a well-structured program.

  • Designed by a Practicing Print Designer: Insights from industry internships and training in Creative Direction and Trend Forecasting for Fashion and Textiles at Central St. Martins.

  • A Value-First Approach: Build your skills with affordable access to professional-style art direction.

  • Check out your instructor: Learn a little more about me here!