Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Katagami is the traditional Japanese art of paper stencils, and...
This post on Op art patterns is part of a series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons....
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the third in a series of posts on famous people who did surface...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. William Morris (1834-1896) is best known these days as a...
This is the second in a series of posts on famous people who did surface design as a sideline to...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. This is the sixth and final in a series of posts on famous people who did...
*Guest post by Julie Gibbons. All images via North Carolina State University Libraries. This is the fourth in a series of posts...
As the summer sun blazes down on those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, designing Christmas and holiday patterns doesn’t...
In this post Julie Gibbons explores the history of the ever popular damask pattern. You might be forgiven these days...
When I was a teenager I cottoned onto Art Deco patterns and loved them for their symmetry and opulent glamour....
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Psychedelia in surface design embraced the wildest of the wild; using...
Series on the history of surface design by Julie Gibbons. Shibori has been getting a bit of press lately; it...