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The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design - Showcase!

  Hand-drawn ‘Magnolia Mews’ by Katy Hackney

 

I was thrilled to hear from the lovely Rachael Taylor today who was bursting with pride from all the wonderful work that's been created by the students of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design.

It was so lovely to look through all the work but so difficult to choose which one to show you in the post so please do head over here and check them all out.

  Bright and sketchy ‘Tangerine Hoops’ by Katy Clemmans

  Pretty bird motifs in ‘Outbackyard Collection’ by Luisa Franco

Pretty repeat design ‘Feather Design’ by Liz Smith

 

Directional florals in ‘Oriental Bloom’ by Susan Lloyd (theprinttree@yahoo.co.uk)

  Feminine ‘Artisan Florals’ by Suzanne Washington

 

Well done to all the designers and good luck with the next module and find out how you can take part here.

Jessica Hogarth Designs

  © Jessica Hogarth Designs
  © Jessica Hogarth Designs
  © Jessica Hogarth Designs
  © Jessica Hogarth Designs

  © Jessica Hogarth Designs

I adore post and these days I really don't get a lot of physical post so imagine my delight when I received a curious package from Jessica Hogarth.

I was ecstatic to discover a wonderful bundle of gorgeous design courtesy of Jessica Hogarth who was the winner of our Word Up competition back in 2011.

Jessica's designs are stunning and I love her illustrative style and the wonderful atmosphere her designs evoke.

"Jessica Hogarth Designs offers unique prints, cards and home wares featuring hand drawn designs inspired by a blend of Parisian life and the historic buildings and seascapes of the North Yorkshire coast.

Jessica’s designs begin as illustrations in black pen on paper before they are digitally scanned and enhanced with subtle colour schemes. Her final products are produced using both digital and hand printed methods making for a varied range. Jessica’s entire collection prints and products are designed and manufactured in the UK, an industry she is keen to continue supporting.

Her use of bold colour combined with playful illustrations make for a collection of quirky yet sophisticated designs. The prints and patterns typically depict images of daily life, places Jessica has visited or feature strong influences from Robin Hoods Bay and the Yorkshire coast".

 Jessica's career is going from strength to strength since graduating in 2010 and this year a colloboration with Lab C to launch of a range of ‘designer edition’ iPhone cases. The seven cases produced with Jessica’s designs feature a mixture of both graphic abstract patterns and highly illustrative conversational prints. A free iPhone app is also available for download, meaning the designs can be used as decorative phone wallpapers.

In addition you can catch Jessica this year at New Designers One Year On and also the British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate next week.

To find out more about the lovely Jessica and her gorgeous work head to the following links:

 

http://www.jessicahogarth.com/

http://www.jessicahogarth.com/blog/

Stockists of Jessica Hogarth Designs

 

Thanks to Jessica for the oh so lovely bundle it made my week!

Conversations in Creativity with Wayne & Gerardine Hemingway

If your anywhere near Preston next week then I'd highly recommend you check out the latest D&AD event "Conversations in Creativity with Wayne & Gerardine Hemingway".

"For over 30 years Hemingway Design has conceived creative concepts and social design projects for an impressive roster of major brands and agencies.

From affordable and social design such as Staiths South Bank on Tyneside, to Land of Lost Content, and work with the likes of Coca Cola, John Lewis, Sony, the 2012 Olympics and a long term sustainability project with McDonalds, Hemingway Design are recognised worldwide with a core philosophy of aiming to "improve things that matter in life".

The Lecture is presented by D&AD North in association with Creative Lancashire's 'Conversations in Creativity' Network.

Venue: Harris Museum
Market Square
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 2PP
Date: Thursday 22 March 2012
Time: 18.00 - 22.00

Find out more and book tickets here.

 

The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design - Module 2 Showcase!

  Beautiful 'Bouquet' from Bonnie Christine

50's feel 'Wandering the Wilderness' from Maraya Rodostianos

  Bright 'Tulip Scatter' from Tammie Bennett

  Graphic 'Arch Floral' from Susan Lloyd (theprinttree@yahoo.co.uk)

 

      Contemporary 'Birds' by Victoria Oatway

  Sweet 'Ditsy Floral' from Diane Davies

  Intricate 'Floral Placement' from Suzanne Washington

 

Happy Monday everyone!

I thought I'd bring you a showcase of some of the work been created on module two of the e-course 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design'.

Beautiful patterns gallore to make your Monday even happier!

Well done to everyone who is on the course and good luck with module 3 which starts 16th April.

The second series of the e-course (modules 1 to 3) commences Monday the 23rd of April. Head over here to find out how you can sign up.

 

 

Morrisons M Saver Value Range

Morrisons Value range re-branded by Coley Porter Bell design agency. They were briefed to redesign over 350 products in the value range, as one of the years biggest briefs in the UK. The designs incorporate a bespoke typeface created by Craig Barnes for the simplistic product description, married with colourful hand drawn illustrations. Read more at Design Week.

The Faberge Big Egg Hunt

The Big Egg Hunt presented by Faberge sees 209 giant egg sculptures placed high and low across central London for over 6 weeks. These stunning pieces of unique and extraordinary art will capture the imagination of London; each one finely designed, crafted and decorated by leading artists from around the world. 

Each two and a half foot fiberglass sculpture will take its place in the hunt throughout the 12 egg zones across London, and come together for The Grand Eggstavaganza on the Easter weekend. View the entire collection in all its speggtacular glory from Thursday 5 ^th to Monday 9 ^th April.

A Golden Collection of 30 eggs will be sold at live auction on 20 ^th March with the rest of the eggs sold online. All proceeds from the auction go to charities Elephant Family and Action for Children.

Below are a selection my favourite designs starting with Sophie Conran and  'The First Spring'.

        Diane Von Furstenberg - "Love is Life"

Rob Ryan - "The Birds Promise"

MUMO for Wolf & Badger - "Sao Paulo Skyline".

 

Natalie Guy - "Love and Flourish"

 

To Dry For

 

 

                                          By Mini Moderns

                                                 By Mr.PS

                                              By Gemma Correll

 

I have a bit of an obsession with tea towels and ToDryFor is my favourite haunt for this obsession.

Starting in March 2008 Oxford based ToDryFor.com is a husband and wife team on-line boutique specialising in designer tea towels. As well as sourcing over 100 tea towels from numerous designers the duo produce their own ToDryFor range of artist-commissioned tea towels, promoting work by both prominent and up-and-coming artists and illustrators.

They regularly introduce new designs such as the small selection shown above by some very talented designers such as the lovely Gemma Correll.

Head over here now and adorn your walls with framed tea towels - they are way too nice to use to dry the dishes!

Kiley Victoria Illustration

  © Kiley Victoria

  © Kiley Victoria

  © Kiley Victoria
Kiley Victoria is a UK illustrator who was recently awarded runner up in our Xmas Surface Pattern Competition with the design at the top of the post.

Kiley Victoria has very commercial style which is complimented by the lovely use of colour palettes which evoke a sense of nostalgia in the designs.

Head over here to find out more about Kiley Victoria.

Tam.Me

Tammie bennett is a relatively new contributor to our monthly design competitions and she has already proved to be a very strong contender coming runner up in our Xmas Surface Pattern Competition with the design shown at the towards the top of this post.

Tammie blogs about being a mom to 3 cool kids, a wife to one great man, and her quest to become an artist / illustrator / surface designer.

Currently Tammie is taking part in The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design created by the wonderful duo of Rachael Taylor and Beth Nicholls.

Make sure you head over to Tam.Me to check out the latest musings and gorgeous designs of Tammie.

Hotel Exchange

My lovely colleague Laura recently came across Hotel Exchange in Amsterdam.

"Hotel Exchange is a new development in Amsterdam and is a collaboration between Fashion & Architecture. The rooms have all been design by Fashion graduates and alumni of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI). The hotel is part of an urban renewal programme in the heart of Amsterdam's Damrak neighborhood. The rooms vary from 1 - 5 star so cater for all budgets and would make for a very interesting stay".