Surface design : Cathy Helmers

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Cathy Helmers always thought of herself as a writer, not an artist. When she was growing up, her older sister was always considered the artist. “She’s quite talented, even was as a child, and I felt I never measured up to her. As a child I was easily intimidated...

Small biz how to : Starting in surface design Part 3 – designing repeats

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Designing repeats for surface patterns: Hi there! And welcome to part 3 in this series on getting started in surface design (find part 1 here – it’s all the basics of editing your images ready for uploading, and part 2 here – it’s all about how...

The crafted object : Quality ~ it’s in the details

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe famously said “God is in the details.” Quality is being purposeful and attentive to all those little things that many of us rush over, and is the reward for those of us who choose to heed we see.   {via RebeccaHannon.com}...

Surface design : Celia Forrester

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Celia Forrester loves a good palette. In fact, for her it’s the biggest and very funnest part of any design – and it shows. Her colours are rich, warm and inviting; bright and evocative without being obtrusive.     Celia started out years ago as...

Surface design : Sheri McCulley

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Sheri McCulley’s art heroes are mid-century superstars – Betsey Clark, Mary Blair and Charles Schulz. “My inspiration comes from mid-century pop culture, classic stories and sayings, nursery rhymes, and the commercial art of my childhood. I always...

Surface design : Maze and Vale {Leslie Keating}

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Leslie Keating of Maze and Vale is a serial creative, picking up ideas and inspiration from “absolutely everywhere. I try to keep track of them in a sketchbook, where I also keep a ridiculous number of lists of things to do and projects for consideration.”...