Behind the Scenes · 30. December 2020
When the end of the year arrives, many start making a balance of the year. This year was a surprise for all of us. But in challenging times, there is always a lot of learning and growth. Reviewing this year, here are some of the biggest lessons 2020 taught me:
Surface Pattern Design · 23. December 2020
Last week we explored how to add interest to that background of the patterns. Go back to that background and check if you can fix something there to add depth to your composition. In this blog post, I show you some ideas to work with the background such as background texture, filling gaps, adding shadows, a simple and a complex pattern-in-pattern technique and why not, combining some of them. This week, I'll show how to add interest or complexity in terms of the composition.
Surface Pattern Design · 16. December 2020
When I first started making textile repeating patterns, I was just happy when they repeated perfectly. After a while my expectations got up and wasn't happy anymore with "just a pattern". I decided to experiment different ways of adding something *extra* to the pattern to make them more special and eye-catching. Here are 5 ideas worth trying:
Surface Pattern Design · 09. December 2020
Some people think it's something insignificant, others wait anxiously the first week of December each year, for Pantone to announce the Color of the Year. Some say it's all about design trends at a global scale, others say it's a small group of people deciding upon a color that is going to appear a lot in that particular year and they know it, because products and collections are already being manufactured, so it's kind of "a self-fulfilling prophecy". Pantone states that the Color of the Year...
Freelance Fashion Design · 02. December 2020
In this post, I'll show you 5 types of machine embroideries that will take your designs to the next level.
Surface Pattern Design · 25. November 2020
In this post, I'll be showing you 5 of the most common effects for placed prints, mostly for textile application.
Surface Pattern Design · 18. November 2020
Let me show you how prints and embroideries can complete your collection with an example: a Baby Clothing Collection.
Surface Pattern Design · 11. November 2020
What makes a pattern collection look cohesive? Let me tell you about the aspects that need to be considered when creating a pattern collection.
Surface Pattern Design · 04. November 2020
In this blog post, I will show you my process for creating a pattern from a print taking one of my latest and favorites pattern as an example:
Behind the Scenes · 21. October 2020
You can contact me by e-mail, through the contact form or by asking for a free and non-binding appointment. I will send you a short form to know in advance your needs and basic requirements as well as to know more about your project and your brand in order to help you better. Once you have sent me the completed questionnaire, we decide on a day and time for our online meeting via zoom or similar. In this meeting we will talk about your project, the specific characteristics of your brand and how...