What makes a good pattern design? “I personally like something that is eye-catching, geometric and bold. I like seeing new takes on classic Swiss design patterns or new uses for them.”...
Anna Gugutishvili — Tbilisi, Georgia
“We meet certain forms of patterns every day — visual ones, audible ones, life events, and our nature itself. Patterns are hidden in our environment and in our habits, too. I always try to find consistency in everything and express my emotions visually, with abstract shapes or rhythmic or repetitive symbols.”...
Mehman Mammedov — Baku, Azerbaijan
“A good pattern design makes people feel something about art. People are simply amazed when they see the elements of their lives everywhere in a neat and logical sequence. The human brain learns from everything that moves a person’s feelings. They enjoy looking at visuals and trying to understand them by combining shapes they have previously visually experienced.”...
Estúdio Daó — Guilherme Vieira, Giovani Castelucci — São Paulo, Brazil
“When we create patterns in the studio, we always think about rhythm, whether it is more orderly (where the pattern composition rules are clearly visible) or more disordered (where we create space for randomness). Composition rules can play with the basics of design such as positioning, scale, colours and rotation to achieve the desired rhythm.”...
Mohamed Samir — London, UK
“Uniqueness and consistency. The most interesting patterns always make you want to wander around the entire system in a given image, searching for the rhythm and looking for pieces that look alike or have similarities. Having some sort of rhythm in the pattern to avoid making it another form of art. But consistency does not necessarily mean repetition.”...
Golden Pin Design Award 2022 — Design Mark Winners Revealed! — Taipei, Taiwan
The 2022 Golden Pin Concept Design Award (GPCDA) announces the list of Design Mark winners as well as the candidates for the Final Selection! This year saw a record number of submissions — 5,114 works from 29 countries/regions worldwide. Among all submissions, 43 cames from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Russia, Germany, and Turkey — stood out among fierce...
Ada Zielińska — Warszawa, Poland
What makes a good pattern design? The right choice of material to print on and the design itself. The sizes of individual elements, appropriate colors, contrast. And finally, proper preparation for printing, which is crucial to making the final design look good....
Studio Maud Vantours — Paris, France
“I see a trend revival of the seventies in fashion and decoration. The colours in 2022 are a bit softer than the bright psychedelic colour combinations of the ’70s. For example in France, Monoprix did a rendition and retrospective collection of their iconic designs, furniture and objects from ’70s — and I love it! Another pattern trend is optical-illusion prints...
Vanzyst — Ivan Kamzyst — Kiev, Ukraine
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...