Elevate Your Design Skills: A Weekend of Creative Expertise in Design, Color, and Materials
Join us for an inspiring weekend with the Essential Elements of Design and Essential Color Theory, Materials & Textures Workshop, where you’ll learn to create harmonious, high-impact watershapes. Dive into the core principles of design, color theory, and materials to elevate your skills and enhance your projects. Whether you’re looking to refine your creative vision or expand your technical knowledge, this weekend will equip you with the expertise to transform any space into a breathtaking water feature.
You’re eligible to earn professional certification
Certified Watershape Designer (CWD)
This industry-recognized certification validates your knowledge in designing complex, custom aquatic projects that meet both artistic and technical standards.
Earn the CWD by completing 4 total courses (including these 2 courses). You must also be a certified CWF.
DESIGN 2611 – Essential Color Theory, Materials & Textures Workshop
July 25
0.8 CEUs
with instructor Lea Frederick
Whether on purpose or not, the use of color has a tremendous impact on design, and ultimately, the user experience. In this essential course, students explore the powerful impact of color theory and how to wield it to distinguish their design work, and inspire emotional reactions from their clients.
DESIGN 2212 – Essential Elements of Design Workshop
July 26 – 27
1.6 CEUs
with instructor Jason Brownlee
With the widespread use of 3D modeling programs over the past two decades, a majority of watershape and outdoor-living designers have joined the industry without the advantage of formal professional design education. This intensive two-day design workshop fills that gap with a crash-course detailing the core concepts of watershape and landscape design – all tailored specifically to intricacies of residential pools and outdoor living.
Learning Outcomes
D2212 - Essential Elements of Design Workshop
- Explore the reasons WHY we design including the sub-conscious role that design plays in creating an underlying emotional connection between our clients and the created space that they cannot leave.
- Define how to see the world with “design eyes” as you discover the fundamental elements and principles of design. Instruction includes creating Objects and Properties, Spatial Theme, Design Framework, and Design Composition.
- Examine numerous case studies and project examples created by design masters across the world and develop a final project design concept, with instruction on how to modify the process to fit your company, your client, and your style.
D2611 - Essential Color Theory, Materials & Textures Workshop
- List the properties of light, vision and optical physics. Define color theory, primary colors, color “DNA”, blends and color mixing.
- Discuss the use of color wheels. Explore the concept of color psychology and how impacts mood and ultimately purchasing decisions.
- Consider how color can make or break design concepts.
- Introduce color psychology, how color can influence purchasing decisions.
Why Attend?
Professionals in the watershaping industry will gain invaluable knowledge by mastering the core design principles and color theory that elevate their projects. These classes offer practical skills to create stunning, harmonious environments that engage clients and enhance the beauty of water features. Attending this weekend workshop will provide you with the tools to deliver exceptional, aesthetically pleasing designs that set you apart in the competitive watershaping market.
Who Should Attend?
- Landscape architects and pool designers looking to enhance their design skills
- Water feature builders and contractors who want to master color, materials, and texture integration
- Hardscape specialists aiming to create cohesive, visually stunning aquatic environments
- Project managers and design consultants seeking a deeper understanding of design fundamentals
- Professionals in the watershaping industry wanting to stay competitive and elevate their craftsmanship
- Newcomers to the industry looking for foundational knowledge in design principles and materials
Learn from expert instructors
Lea Frederick, IWI
Design and work with customers, homeowners and builders to design a completely functional, beautiful, and outstanding outdoor pool and living space. Vue Custom Design is a dba subsidiary of Vue Custom Construction Inc.
Jason Brownlee, IWI
In the field of watershape, pool, and outdoor living design, Jason has become one of the few industry leaders to receive the prestigious “masters” level recognition. He is the founder, President, and lead designer at J.Brownlee Design, and co-founder of Elevate Events — where he teaches design, construction, engineering, sales, and business development to aspiring industry leaders across the country. Jason has a passion for design that is evident in each of his unique outdoor living creations. He travels nationally to collaborate with both homeowners and pool professionals on unique project opportunities. “My goal in every design is to enrich the lifestyle of our clients, to extend the living environment of their home into the outdoor spaces, and to enhance the natural characteristics of the site. Where these three things converge is the heart of a great design.” Jason partners with homeowners and pool contractors to bring his designs to life, resulting in numerous national award-winning projects and magazine covers. He resides in the Nashville, Tennessee area with his wife, Jennifer and their four children — Morgan (21), Blake (18), Alexa (15), and Taylor (8). He enjoys photography, travel, architecture, cycling, watersports, spending time outdoors, and can often be found cheering for his daughters at endless volleyball tournaments across the southeast.
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