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The Ultimate Guide To Repeats: Featured Alumni MaJo BV and Maria Jose Garcia 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
For our final alumni feature before the start of our next UGTR Workshop, we are excited to share the work of Maria José Bautista V (who designs under the name MaJo BV) and Maria José Garcia. These two...
Developing Professional Patterns Through Layout 26 Aug 2013 | 03:07 pm
Today I want to discuss one of the simplest ways to begin creating (and sharing!) more professional patterns. When designers first enter the pattern design world, they typically illustrate several ele...
Featured Designer: Rachael Rendely 23 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
My favorite aspect of being a textile designer for the apparel industry is the challenge of crafting a pattern which will look good on the rack, but also flatter the wearer. This means knowing as much...
Street Patterns: Photographic Prints 21 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
Post by Victoria Snape. Images via: (Top row right) Michonsmarigot, (Middle row right and left) Rianna Phillips, (Bottom row right) Rianna Phillips, (Bottom row left) Michonsmarigot
The Ultimate Guide To Repeats: Featured Alumni Julie Marriott and Lauren O’Kelley 20 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
With less than two weeks until the start of the next Ultimate Guide to Repeats Workshop, we are gearing up for the course by featuring some beautiful repeats created by our alumni. Today we are please...
Children’s Trend: Chasing Rainbows 19 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
Post by Claire Carey. Images via: Wolkenstempel at Dewanda, ColetteBream, Donna Wilson, sweet william, Corby Tindersticks, Shak-Shuka, Stella McCartney, my lille limón, Cauliflower Kids Children love...
Featured Designer: Reshu Gupta 16 Aug 2013 | 06:01 pm
These stunning florals are the work of Reshu Gupta, a graduate of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India. They were developed for Milkprint and can be purchased through their s...
It’s all about the artwork: Why visibility probably isn’t the problem 15 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
In the 2013 Pattern Industry Survey, 508 out of 773 designers answered this question : “How do you market your business?” The full results can be seen in the graph below, but a shocking 63.6% use fac...
The Other Life of Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect 14 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the third in a series of posts on famous people who did surface design as a sideline to their main jobs. Often, they were so famous that their main job completel...
Tessa de Guytenaer and The Ultimate Guide to Repeats 13 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
Tessa de Guytenaer took our last UGTR Workshop and created these stunning repeats which she has generously offered to share with us today. Tessa’s work provides a lovely reminder that a print can have...
