What do you see as a current trend in pattern design? “The trend seems to be towards courage and and emotionality. I like the boldness of the decisions on how to use patterns in design nowadays.”...
Antlii — Anatolii Babii — Kyiv, Ukraine
What makes a good pattern design? “I think the same rules apply here as in any other form of art. The balance in the composition, the harmony in the colour palette, as well as the contrast in the details — all of these are basic concepts that every designer is familiar with, which can help you in making a good...
Okuda — Óscar San Miguel Erice — Madrid, Spain
“I think a good pattern design should work in different scales and textures, such as fabrics, buildings, cars or furniture, and it could also be digital. One could mix old patterns with futuristic ones. My art tries to combine organic and futuristic patterns, added with some inspiration from African, Asian (especially Japanese) patterns with new fashion pattern. Digital art is...
Léo Alexandre — Montpellier, France
“The trend is modern and geometric. Very influenced by the Bauhaus or Mid-Century Modern. And it’s true that we see a lot of patterns from very refined geometric shapes in branding projects. This trend inspired me, but I wanted to make the shapes a little more complex, add texture and use vintage colours rather than the bright colours that have...
Kenneth Kuh — Pasadena, USA
«Our ability to create and innovate as designers always surprises me: How many visual stories can we tell with merely type and forms? Recently, two trends have caught my attention. They are the usage of geometric shapes and using typography as a texture. While the first method is straightforward, the latter usually involves using bold Sans Serif typefaces that anchor...
A’Design Award & Competition 2023 — Top Winners Announced — Italy
A’Design Award & Competition, one of the World’s largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2021-2022 design competition: 2,022 Winners from 114 countries in 110 different design disciplines. Entries were carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars, prominent press members, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs who devoted great care and...
IdN v28n1: Pattern Making & Design — Just Keep On Going!
Regularity and consistency are crucial factors for any pattern design. Our world is filled with all kinds of patterns: you can find them in Nature, including symmetries, trees and other structures with a fractal dimension, spirals, meanders, waves, foams, tilings, cracks and stripes....
Golden Pin Design Award & Golden Pin Concept Design Award 2022 — Call for Entries Final Countdown! — Taipei, Taiwan
Welcoming all varieties of design! The competition includes four main categories: Product Design, Communication Design, Spatial Design, and Integration Design, and subdivide into nearly 50 sections. Submission deadline is 7 JUL 2022! The countdown to the 2022 Golden Pin Design Award deadline has begun, with less than one week left! The Award is a golden opportunity for companies, design teams,...
Relajaelcoco — Pablo Galeano, Francesco Furno — Madrid, Spain
“In a campaign the posters are part of a wider system in which communication works by providing a consistent series of messages. When we design only one, it has the entire responsibility of creating an impact by conveying a bold message to reach the target effectively.”...
Maria Lebedeva — Moscow, Russian Federation
“When creating a series of posters, it is important to consider the overall style and message of the series. It should fully reflect the concept laid down at the beginning of the design. Also, the techniques taken as a basis should go through the entire series of posters. When creating just one poster, you can unleash your creativity and not...
Brando Corradini — Rome, Italy
What differences have you found between designing posters as part of a campaign and designing one on its own? “A very clear difference… I believe they are opposites. Designing a poster as part of a campaign depends on other people, on customers with different ideas and tastes, which often do not align with my vision. Every day is a challenge....
Michal Krasnopolski — Warsaw, Poland
“When designing a poster for a commercial campaign, many people have an influence on the final shape of the work, so the end result is always a form of compromise. When I design a poster only for myself (or a private commission), I have full control over the creative process from start to finish.”...