The Importance of Videos For Marketing: Brooke Ashley of Flowstate11

For this year’s Summer of Creativity, we welcomed Brooke Ashley, founder of marketing agency Flowstate11, as our guest expert. Brooke shared two in-depth presentations, each followed by a live Q&A session. In the ﬁrst training, she...

Textile Design Lab

Textile Design Lab Summer/Fall 2021 Schedule

I’m excited to announce our schedule of events for the remainder of...

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Illustrated Patterns by Patricia Braune

Patricia Braune’s work with illustrated patterns is amazing and I was immediately...

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Creating Pattern Design Collections Your Way

As pattern designers, we are all passionate about our work and creating...

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A Must-See Series of Floral Art Prints

Fizah Malik just launched a series of STUNNING floral art prints. We...

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Interviews

Rachael King: A Surface Pattern Design Journey

Each of us has a unique designer journey. Some of us went to design school and began working...

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Stéphanie Chauvel at Paris Print Days

It’s exciting to see in-person print shows, such as Paris Print Days, begin to open up again in...

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Pattern Designs by Gae Saturno

Gae Saturno is an Italian crafter based in Brussels who designed the beautiful patterns and illustrations featured here....

Turn Your Artwork Into Textile Designs That Sell

Are you interested in creating artwork for the textile design industry but not sure how to get started? The Pattern Observer team has a free video training just for you.

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What Is Pattern Design?

Pattern Design is the art of turning your artwork into stunning repeating patterns which are then applied to products. Products include fabrics, apparel, home decor, stationery and more. Explore just a few of our pattern design posts here.

Creative Entrepreneurship

Selling Your Pattern Designs through Print Studios

Pattern Designs

The pattern design community is a vibrant community of textile and surface pattern designers creating stunning artwork and sharing their craft with the world. Explore their work and read their stories in these inspiring posts.

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