The newest pattern collection to be added to the Pattern Observer Studio library is this beautifully sophisticated children’s collection by Sonya...
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Years ago—before I was really involved with the industry the way I am now—print shows were large, well-attended, and eagerly...
As you may know, Pattern Observer Studio exhibited at Premiere Vision and Surtex this winter, and we are delighted to...
Sisters Lise and Cyrille are the creative duo behind SistersGulassa, an international design house that produces art, patterns, products, and...
Spring has sprung and today we wanted to share with you a few of our favorite textural florals from the...
This month we are delighted to welcome Ana Davis to the Textile Design Lab as our guest expert. A fine...
Swirling, marbleized patterns are a popular style in activewear and swim as they naturally contain a lot of movement. Here...
This month we are delighted to welcome Stephanie Peterson Jones to the Textile Design Lab as our guest expert. Stephanie and...
This course is now exclusively available in our Textile Design Lab community. Learn more here.
With the numerous website platforms available today, creating a beautiful portfolio website is a simple process. But without expert guidance many designers find themselves frustrated and overwhelmed when deciding what artwork to post and how to describe their services. In The Portfolio Development Guide, our new 50-page ebook, we walk you step-by-step through the process of creating a polished, professional website that you can use to market your skills and advance your career. Through step by step practical lessons we’ll walk you through the entire process, from identifying the goal of your portfolio website to editing your artwork and crafting your service pages.
In the Portfolio Development Guide you'll learn:
* What artwork to present, how much to show, and how best to organize artwork based upon future goals
* Tips to protecting artwork from copyright infringement
* How to describe artwork and services in a way that engages buyers and clients
* How to welcomes new visitors and convert them into buyers
* Tips to social media marketing tools that assist you in growing your business in an effortless way
The Portfolio Development Guide walks you step-by-step through the process of creating a polished, professional website in eighteen lessons and two worksheets. The lessons are delivered in a fifty page .pdf ebook format and can be applied to a variety of website platforms. You will receive a link to download The Portfolio Development Guide immediately upon checkout.
You might want to host your own WordPress website or you might prefer to use a platform such as Wix. You may not know what your best paths are now, but don’t worry—we will walk you through this decision making process in the guide.
This course is now exclusively available in our Textile Design Lab community. Learn more here.
Breaking into a new industry can be confusing. There are so many options, how can you know the best way for YOU to sell your designs? We've made it simple - explaining your options and helping you build a textile design business you'll love while earning money selling your work.
In this 5 part course, we walk you step-by-step through the process of selling your artwork in the textile design industry. The course includes five video lessons with captions, our business vision worksheet and a resources guide. Everything is available for download immediately after checkout.
We are back from Surtex after a wonderful show at the Javits Center last week. It was a pleasure meeting...
We are thrilled to announce the 2019 recipients of the Jane Lewis Scholarship fund. These designers impressed our panel with...




















