The third pattern I did for MIID summer school was for the advanced track (you are welcome to look at the patterns I created for beginners track and for the intermediate track). This time we were encouraged to design a blending of past and present by reworking the classics ornamentations with a contemporary look and a digital craft style. Inspired by traditional decoration and embellishment, I create a series of intricate detailed motifs combined with geometric in a repeat p

After finishing the first project for the beginners track of the MIID summer school I started working on the intermediate track brief. I found myself working in a completely different atmosphere while creating a pattern for an eco-active-organic-decay trend. I still used hand drawn elements since I felt they tie perfectly with this assignment. And, as I did in the previous task, I work up my design on the computer and created a pattern in a technical repeat. But, the temper I

Last summer I had great time while taking part in the MIID summer school. I felt that my work improved extremely by working on its briefs (1, 2).Therefore when I read this excellent global design event was coming back I signed in again. I challenged myself to do all three tracks simultaneously, as I did last year. Our first project for the beginners track was designing a bright retro pattern. I hand drew simplified shapes and added some hints for retro florals. Those motifs w

Once again I find one of my patterns smiling at me from the screen, reminding me how much I love making patterns and encouraging me to use this piece as a starting point to a whole pattern collection.