tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262668292011-08-27T05:30:57.172-07:00smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1217483604621523862008-03-07T06:48:00.000-08:002008-03-07T07:03:13.483-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uc3umj9RHGU/R9FYMLFZyqI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kF2WMGYYLEk/s1600-h/LD_March+6+2008.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_uc3umj9RHGU/R9FYMLFZyqI/AAAAAAAAAAM/kF2WMGYYLEk/s320/LD_March+6+2008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175014412982536866" /></a><br />I haven't done this any life drawing in while, but I went about 3 times in the last 3 weeks and it's been super fun. Weirdly enough, I get a lot of energy from listening to this podcast called Podrunner which is 142 bpm of terrible trance music. But it makes you go go go...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-121748360462152386?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1175393485315192912007-03-31T20:10:00.000-07:002007-03-31T20:15:14.113-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4982/2155/1600/817439/Beatiful%20Day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4982/2155/320/799279/Beatiful%20Day.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I've discovered a new 'trick' in Photoshop and I can't get enough of it. One word — brushes!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-117539348531519291?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1154656206236716712006-08-03T18:47:00.000-07:002006-08-03T18:50:26.556-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/BirthdayPoster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/BirthdayPoster.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />So I know this has nothing to do with patterns, but it has tons to do with design! Here is something I've been working on for a past month. This has involved photoshoots, drawing and compositing in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-115465620623671671?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1150057985782517762006-06-11T13:30:00.000-07:002006-06-12T07:34:39.736-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Mosaics_13_pg221_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/200/Mosaics_13_pg221_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This one is really tricky, there are so many lines going in different directions. But I'm making progress!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-115005798578251776?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1149433821560388562006-06-04T08:04:00.000-07:002006-06-04T08:10:21.573-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Byzantine%20pattern.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/Byzantine%20pattern.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-114943382156038856?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1146447223524517982006-04-30T18:29:00.000-07:002006-04-30T18:33:43.536-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/pattern%20sketch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/pattern%20sketch.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-114644722352451798?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1146439434207464672006-04-30T15:33:00.000-07:002006-06-12T07:33:22.743-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Mosaics_pg221_ol3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/Mosaics_pg221_ol3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Mosaics_pg221_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/Mosaics_pg221_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Mosaics_pg221_ol2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/Mosaics_pg221_ol2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />According to The Grammar of Ornament, the current pattern I'm working on is from a castle in Sammezzano in Tuscany. That castle was a Moorish wonderland! It is not finished, so I'm putting up progress jpgs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-114643943420746467?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1145312725651824782006-04-17T15:21:00.000-07:002006-04-17T15:25:25.663-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/painted%20border.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/painted%20border.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/painted%20corner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/painted%20corner.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This was my first attempt, which I painted in watercolor, but it didn't work very well with some other elements.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-114531272565182478?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26266829.post-1145234052728075182006-04-16T17:33:00.000-07:002006-04-16T17:42:54.623-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Tribal%20Pattern1_original.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/Tribal%20Pattern1_original.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/1600/Tribal%20Pattern1.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4982/2155/320/Tribal%20Pattern1.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Starting small and simple. I have this book called "The Grammar of Ornament" by Owen Jones. First published in 1856, it is a collection of more than 2,350 classic patterns (that's what it says on the cover). For my work, I had an opportunity to work on Medieval style borders, title treatments etc. It was real fun adapting some of these elements to the Illustrator.<br /><br />I've decided to adapt most of the patterns in this book to Illustrator, just as a fun and relaxing way to spend my free time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26266829-114523405272807518?l=patternanddesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>smashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433974831404688970noreply@blogger.com0