*image via ancient art I am obsessed with the show Radiolab and their latest episode, Help, touches on one of...
*image via Pedro Szekely Hey there! There are lots of new readers to the Pattern Observer community so I wanted to...
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of interviewing Kim Kight from Trueup.net (website now defunct.) In this interview we discuss her...
Trend research can be a difficult skill to attain. It can feel abstract, vague and subjective. To help calm your...
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Well..it is graduation season and I know many of you are looking for your first job, or maybe just your...
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Hi there! A few months ago I posted my thoughts on pricing exclusive textile designs, and in response I have...
There are three things that every manager is looking for when hiring for a textile design job: a portfolio that...
Last week I covered the first step in developing a successful design portfolio project: researching the company, as well as...
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