Wednesday Words

Wow, can't believe it's May already. This Friday it's been a whole year since I finished University and I can't quite believe it! It's flown by but I can't believe how far I've come and how much has happened in the past year!

I'm so grateful to be able to do what I love everyday so I hope today's Wednesday Words piece inspires you to do what you love too! With some nice spring summer colours and flowers on this beautiful sunny May day!

The colours used in this piece are from this week's Colour of the Week: Liberty palettes which can be found here!

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013

Inspirational Words

Sometimes when it's grey outside and you feel like you're not going anywhere fast it's hard to keep motivated.

I love to browse inspirational words on Pinterest, they really help keep me motivated and working towards my goals and dream, and sometimes they just make you feel better on a bad day!

Today I am sharing some inspirational words that help keep me motivated to inspire you all!

 

 

All images can be found on my 'Words of Wisdom' board on Pinterest.

Do What You Love

If you've been following the blog for a while you'll probably know that I took 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design' e-course from Do What You Love and Rachael Taylor back in September..

I've been meaning to do a follow up piece about the course since it ended in October, but the opportunities and briefs the course gave me were so incredible that it doesn't really feel like it has ended!

The course was fantastic, 6 weeks jam-packed full of behind the scenes information, all the business and technical sides to design world that they don't teach you at uni, amazing live briefs and much much more!

My favourite thing (besides all the amazing information we were given) is the community created by the course. I have met some really fantastic people, and it's great to be able to share ideas, get feedback and bounce ideas off other likeminded people, who all have different experiences in and around the design industry.

Another thing that I loved about the course was that it really encouraged you to be yourself, to do what feels right to you, whatever that may be and people will love you for who you really are.

The course encourages you that if you believe in yourself you can free yourself and live the life you have always dreamed of. It also encouraged me to get back to my creative roots and that was how the inspirational illustrative prints in this post came about. They show my passion for design and determination to live the life I have always dreamed, which without ABSPD I thought could never happen, and I want to share this inspirational feeling with others. So a MASSIVE thank you to Rachael and Beth, for giving me this opportunity and for creating such an amazing ongoing community of designers and creatives.

If you are thinking about taking the course, do not hesitate, it really will change your life!

The prints featured in this post are now available to purchase from my Etsy store! A great print for your wall to keep you inspired or a great gift for inspiring others!

All images copyright Rosie Simons 2012