Some pattern fun

My squirrels and flowers...

I love surface design (too!)

The sweet Suzy from Ilovesurfacedesign blog wrote about my pattern design today.

I love hearing comments about my pattern design and I will keep sharing them with you.

http://ilovesurfacedesign.blogspot.com/2008/04/portfolio-peek.html

oh what a great accident!

I stumbled upon this website while I was searching for a gift wrapping paper.

Takayuki Senzaki is a graphic/web designer based in Japan. The details of his work are beyond awesome. I also LOVE the colors.

http://www.tetusin.com

Graphic Thought Facility at the Art Institute

I was thrilled to know that the Art Institute FINALLY decided to have the first exhibition solely devoted to graphic design. The first design company they featured was Graphic Thought Facility. If the name does not ring the bell for you, they designed Habitat identity and Tord Boontje's lovely book!

Seeing their design live is such a great motivation!

http://www.graphicthoughtfacility.com

Gianna Rose

I've read about animal-shaped soap bars from Gianna Rose a while back, but I saw the real thing in store today. they are just so adorable!! another great pattern inspiration.

http://www.giannarose.com

The decoder ring

I was looking for some packaging inspiration and found this austin-based company. They've been producing lots of fun and tasty works. Below are only some of the examples.

http://www.thedecoderring.com

my forever hero

Hope it's not too late to talk about Marimekko. There's still something about them that catches me everytime they launch a new collection.

These designs (NYYTTI, DADEL and NONPARELI) are my favorite from the spring collection.

Chishiho photography

so happy I found these photos...how subtly intriguing

www.sepia.dti.ne.jp/choshiho/

pattern in action: happyloverstown

more great pattern from happyloverstown. it's always nice to see pattern in action

http://www.happyloverstown.eu

KOK design

More fun Japanese patterns. I can never have enough of these.

http://www.kok-design.jp

my lil babies

now posted in my shop

http://www.lookmai.etsy.com

Zakee Shariff

I stumbled upon these pattern designs by London-based Zakee Shariff for Coca Cola.

This shows that great patterns can go anywhere!

check out more designs here

http://coca-colastore.com/coke.jump/subcategory/cat1030249/Zakee_shariff.html

Paul & Joe

These adorable wallpapers from Paul & Joe are available for download here

http://www.paul-joe-beaute.com/en/download/download.html

Original enclosure (download.html)

pattern test run

I plan to print this pattern onto my little moleskine notebooks tomorrow yayy!!

some sweet lines

Today I love this CD packaging design by Delicious Design League.

It makes me want to take out my sketch book and draw and draw and draw.

Their poster designs are also phonomenal!

check out their website here http://www.deliciousdesignleague.com

packaging inspiration

These smart packaging designs are great treats...

(pictures via adme)

http://www.adme.ru/creativity/2004/06/11/1221/

my new design is up

http://www.nakedandangry.com/pattern/10779

last one of this month..

monday cheer

Fumitake Uchida produces awesome canvas paintings that is so very neat.

And talk about colors...!! beyond pretty..