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22 fabulous geometric cushions you’ll want to have

I’m always on the lookout for gorgeously patterned products, not only for myself and my home but to share with you, my beloved Pitter Pattern reader, because if you’re here you most likely love patterns, on anything and everything, just like me…

One home decor product that everyone loves and that shows off surface designs beautifully is the ubiquitous cushion. Small, medium or large; square, rectangular or circular; no matter how you like them, they’re always great at bringing dull and lifeless house corners back to beauty.
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17/05/2017
Issue 10 of Moyo magazine

Issue 10 of Moyo magazine is out now!

Moyo is the world’s first magazine dedicated to surface pattern design, brought to you by the founders of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design and Make it in Design, Beth Nicholls and Rachael Taylor (Moyo is Japanese for ‘pattern’ and is pronounced mo-yor). Best of all, it’s completely free. Read on…
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08/05/2017
How to recolour patterns super easily in Illustrator [video]

At the end of last year, I made a few video tutorials for my Pattern Kick customers, explaining some useful tips & tricks to help them make the most of their pattern files. Today I’m sharing one of them with you: How to recolour patterns automatically in Illustrator.

This video tutorial will show you how to change the colours of your Illustrator’s patterns and/or artwork with Illustrator’s own ‘Recolor Artwork’ feature. It’s so fast and easy, it makes tedious work a breeze! If you haven’t used it yet, you’ll soon be wondering how you ever managed without it…
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03/05/2017
The 100 Day Project: the magic of a global art venture

I wanted to share with you today a great creative project I’ve joined this month, The 100 Day Project, which is a yearly, free, global art project that anyone can participate in.

Basically, you choose an action you want to do for 100 days and every day you share an image of your results with the world, on Instagram!
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21/04/2017
Present & Correct’s pattern-inspiring compositions made with stationery

It’s no secret that most designers have a strong relationship with stationery. I certainly do. So, a few months ago when I discovered Present & Correct’s stationery compositions, I fell in love immediately with the idea and its execution.

As you will see here, they create beautiful layouts with real stationery items and they do a fab job every time. Some, in particular, caught my eye because of their pattern nature. So, pattern + colour + stationery, what’s not to love?
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04/04/2017