Pattern Pulp

Friday Quick Links!




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1. Art & sculptures made from curled paper via Colossal
2. Ruby Taylor’s illustrations via Miss Moss
3. Sunsets in shattered mirrors via Design Crush
4. Egg gradient via Present & Correct
5. DIY yourself a pretty spring string garden via Poppytalk
6. Entranced by Heath West’s Controlled Randomness via Patternbank
7. Rebecca Louise Law’s gorgeous floral installations via design*sponge
8. Make a pop-up card! via oh joy!
9. Lovely mixed-media editorial via Trendland
10. Max Kauffman’s paintings via booooooom
11. Tiles inspired by Japanese textile dying techniques via design-milk
12. Maud Vantours’ amazing layered paper work via The Jealous Curator

Contributed by Emily Gup

April 18, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Banner Trends & Pattern Design




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Designers have a love/hate relationship with the pixel. We dislike being called pixel pushers, yet glorify the square throughout our work- whether it’s a conscious celebration (like in today’s feature), or a small part of the greater landscape.

We’ve been tracking the life cycle of this motif for a long time, as it’s a geometric staple that’s never going away. What’s interesting though, are the vectorize alterations and evolving color palettes. We started picking up on the trend from Matt W Moore’s murals a few years back, then watched the corporate giant, Chase bank jump in on the action. Percolate then released iOS wallpapers in deep jewel-toned palettes, and now we have pastel grids from Society6, Piol and Squared Array.

The top two designs double as web banners, which is fairly unique in the digital ad buying world. Both caught my eye before starting in on the content…though someone like me may be a bit skewed. The punch of color and linear movement stands out in the sea of model and type heavy advertisements. Big fan over here.

 

 

April 18, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Crafts & Commercialism with Marni




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My clients really range. Some have massive budgets with serious production, ad-buying and PR capabilities, while others are start-ups. In the new business environment, every dollar counts, while we find a platform and craft a message to share with the world. You’re probably wondering, well, what does that have to do with the Marni pictures above? Are they one of Shayna’s clients? I wish they were…

I’m sharing these layouts, as they prove a point about creativity. You can hire models and do over (or under) stylized photoshoots, sure, but you really don’t have to…if you have a creative team willing to take risks.

By no means is Marni a budget brand (hello!), but they know that their customer is artistic and wealthy, if not a little out there. They have foresight that they’ll appreciate a quirky campaign showcasing the thought behind the product. So, with paper, scissors and ribbons, one of the cheapest newsletter campaigns that ever existed made it’s way into my inbox…and I loved it.

What do you think?

April 17, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tuesday's Gallery Picks




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This week’s gallery picks examine states of being through transformation.

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1. Christopher Russell’s scratched-photo-drawings capture the psychological, otherworldly implications of being at Mark Moore Gallery
2. Elisa Strozyk’s “ceramic-tables” range uses ceramic glazes to create image-like surfaces. These table tops become image carriers that unveil enigmatic poetic worlds at Stilwerk Design Gallery
3. With Organic Project, Andrea Juan bridges the physical and conceptual distance that separates most humans from Antarctica and its melting glaciers, hinting at a new world at Praxis
4. “There is nothing subversive about embroidering, but I corrupt it through my intentions,” writes Carolle Bénitah. “I use its falsely decorative artifices to reinterpret my history and to denounce its failings.” at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery
5. Celebrating the chaotic emotional duality that exists in life, Rimi Yang revels in the confusion mankind creates in its attempt to order the un-orderable and to explain the unexplainable at JoAnne Artman Gallery
6. RÖMER + RÖMER’s work celebrates life on the edge; it starts off as an experience, then is captured in a photograph, and finally morphs into a painting reminiscent of a glitched or frozen screen at Freight and Volume

April 15, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Renovating with the Pattern Foundry




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Last night, I got an note from my friend Laurie titled, Patterny Things. It’s not so uncommon, you know, getting emails like this, as everyone from friends, to past teachers, to coworkers and press people share links along on a near-daily-basis. When Laurie gets excited about something though, I listen up.

The Pattern Foundry‘s doing something cool. They’re not encouraging you to buy textured accessories, they want a greater commitment- they want you installing patterned motifs within the architecture of your home.

From tiling and carpeting to ceramics and woodworking, this collective of UK craftspeople share a common interest in all-things decorative. Have a look at their site, as it might inspire you to refresh and revisit your home basics.

April 15, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Friday Quick Links!




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1. Covering Costa Rica in flower petals via designboom
2. Gianna Commito’s vivid geometrics via Artsy Forager
3. Giant street murals by Aryz via Colossal
4. Colorful South African homes via SF Girl By Bay
5. This lamp allows you to poke out your own pattern via Present & Correct
6. These hanging flowers are so pretty via Oh Joy!
7. Layering wood grain to create distinctive patterns via design-milk
8. Excellent flooring DIY project via design*sponge
9. Kip & Co’s towels are brave and busy via The Design Files
10. Andrea Wan’s illustrations via Trendland
11. Digging the colors in Emily Ferretti’s work via Miss Moss
12. Nikoline Liv Andersen creates elaborate garments that are not meant to be worn via Yatzer

Contributed by Emily Gup

April 11, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tracking Repetitive + Awesome.
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