Excuse the dust! I’m rebuilding Pitter Pattern from the ground up to bring it into the 21st century… Easier to navigate and packed with resources that are actually useful. That’s why things look a little bare at the moment.

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  • 14 gorgeous 2016 calendars

    14 gorgeous 2016 calendars

    Everyone loves a calendar, don’t they? I know I do… More so if they’re the gorgeous kind, with lovely graphics to cheer us up every day of the year.

    So today I’m sharing with you some of my favourite 2016 calendars from all around the web. You won’t find any semi-naked pin-ups or firemen posing in only their helmets here! This is a display of illustrative and graphic design goodness put together to make you go ooh… And they might even make wonderful Christmas presents.

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  • Designer Highlight · Laura Buchanan

    Designer Highlight · Laura Buchanan

    WHO:
    Laura Buchanan, surface pattern designer and artist from County Donegal, Ireland.

    WHAT:
    She has exhibited across the UK and Ireland since 2008. Her work has been purchased across the world through galleries, craft fairs, her Etsy shop and a variety of retailers including Target.

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  • To all my fellow creatives: say NO to spec work!

    To all my fellow creatives: say NO to spec work!

    Let’s get it straight, spec work damages the design profession, big time! It’s about time we creatives got together to say NO to everyone expecting free design work from us, including spec-based design contests…

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  • New Design Resources section on the blog

    New Design Resources section on the blog

    Today I want to share with you the new section on the blog: Design Resources. You can find it on the main menu of the blog, on the top right corner.

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  • Carnovsky’s RGB surface wonders

    Carnovsky’s RGB surface wonders

    Carnovsky’s RGB project makes my heart miss a beat. The wonderful colours, the textures, the subjects… I so want one of my walls covered with one of their fabulous wallpapers!

    Francesco Rugi and Silvia Quintanilla are the Milan based art and design duo behind these imaginative creations. The RGB project was born in 2010 as an installation during Milan Design Week at J&V showroom, but it’s still an ongoing experiment.

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