This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I am a fairly shy person and it is... Read More
The textile design industry is changing rapidly, just like most industries do. That’s what happens with time, growth, and in... Read More
Many designers assume that they need to find “their look,” or one pattern style which becomes synonymous with their name... Read More
As a freelance textile designer it often makes sense to charge by the project or pattern. But there are other... Read More
The most important tool that you have to market your work is a portfolio website. With a portfolio website, potential... Read More
When I share with you that there is an abundance of information in this industry, I am sure you’re not... Read More
I am not a detail oriented person, so as you can assume my experiences with bookkeeping have been a wild... Read More
It’s an honor to welcome Four Corners Art Collective to the blog for this three-part guest post series on the workings of... Read More
Have you ever wondered what’s “normal” when working with a print studio or an agent? How do you know what... Read More
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of interviewing Kim Kight from Trueup.net (website now defunct.) In this interview we discuss her... Read More
*image via Pedro Szekely Hey there! There are lots of new readers to the Pattern Observer community so I wanted to... Read More
Have you read Part One of this series? If not, I recommend starting here. *images via Peter Som Resort ’13,... Read More
