Power Up Your Creativity

Rachael Taylor is an award-winning art director, creative mentor, and print and pattern designer. She is most known for her quirky style, daring use of color, and unique innovation. She regularly takes on design commissions for various companies and has created prints and patterns for almost every area in the marketplace. She is also a trademarked brand with a number of licensed products worldwide. She is a much-loved creative mentor and is often told that her teaching style is infectious, friendly, honest, informative, and motivational. Rachael approaches her students and clients with a sense of relatability and her services are often described as “talking to an old friend who just has the answers.” As cofounder of Make It In Design, Rachael has developed a groundbreaking educational online platform and taught more than 25,000 students across 100 countries. Rachael is regularly featured in the media, from biographic pieces to her own articles sharing design advice. Highlights include A House Beautiful Home Business, ITV, Channel 4, BBC, Print and Pattern Geometric, Red, Where Women Create, Uppercase, Mollie Makes, and Homestyle, to name a few. She is also a member of the UK government’s Anti-Copying in Design Sector Council. You will also find Rachael regularly speaking at design industry events and she adores creative writing. You can connect with Rachael at: Instagram: @rachaeltaylor_ @rachaeltstudio @makeitindesignTwitter: @rachael_taylor_ @RachaelTStudio @makeitindesign.comFacebook: /rachaeltaylordesigns and /makeitindesignWebsite: rachaeltaylordesigns.com and makeitindesign.com

"Power Up Your Creativity is an inspirational map, of sorts, written for each of us, by one of us, who has navigated her way through life, career, and being a creative herself. Rachael shares her kaleidoscope of experiences so we each may become confident and skillful guides of our own extraordinary and turbulent journeys through our lives as creatives.”

• IntroductionHow to use this book1 BeginHow do I identify where to begin?2 InspirationHow do I become and stay inspired?3 CourageWhat do I need to be creatively courageous?4 ClarityHow do I clarify my vision?5 EvolveDo I need to evolve?6 MotivationHow do I stay motivated?7 CreateHow do I create with intention?8 LongevityHow can I achieve creative longevity?9 DestinationI’ve reached my destination. What now?10 PowerHow do I know—and own—my power?AfterwordResourcesAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIndex