In the 2013 Pattern Industry Survey, 508 out of 773 designers answered this question : “How do you market your...
What does it mean to be a textile designer? As I was updating The Ultimate Guide to Repeats, this question...
Sometimes it is difficult to know how you want to grow your business. You know that you want to be...
When I first started working as a textile designer, this industry was quiet….eerily quiet. There were no blogs or online...
In this final post of the five-part series, we will cover how to compile your research and design creations into...
Developing a portfolio project with a specific company in mind shows the hiring manager that you are able to adapt...
*Balenciaga Fall “13 via vogue.com Hi there! This has been a busy week here at Pattern Observer…registration opened for The...
* images via: Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2013, vogue.com The life cycle of a print has many stages: trend research, concept...
In last week’s newsletter I shared a few things that we are working on for 2013, including: 1. A Pattern...
How many design competitions have you entered this year? If you are like many readers, you may have lost count...
If you are looking to land your first job or internship it is important to thoroughly know the company with...
Last week I covered the first step in developing a successful design portfolio project: researching the company, as well as...
