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artwork, Design, design school, Drawing, patterns, Surface Patterns

Sunbeams in Starry Night

February 10, 2019December 19, 2019 Marylou Crosby Wade

Surface pattern design using Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night for inspiration.

Design, design school, patterns, Wrapping Paper

Generic Occasions

October 30, 2018November 23, 2018 Marylou Crosby Wade

October on Make It In Design's The Colour Gang was about simple color pallets for generic occasions. While a lot of folks don't send cards snail mail anymore, some do, and also give gifts, and "just because" cards are always fun. In fact, the trend is coming back to sending speciality made cards. I mean… Continue reading Generic Occasions

Design, design school, patterns, Surface Patterns

White Fern in Black of Night

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Marylou Crosby Wade

What a fun creative brief. I’m in The Colour Gang group at Make It In Design which every month sends out Creative Briefs, fun exercises, research, all sorts of fun stuff about color, surface pattern designing, the latest trends in color and excellent information on how to get yourself visible. This month is Monochromatic and… Continue reading White Fern in Black of Night

Design, design school, patterns, Surface Patterns

The Colour Gang – Make It In Design

September 9, 2018 Marylou Crosby Wade

I signed up for another great venue with Make It In Design (MIID). They started a fantastic Group on Facebook called The Colour Gang that is all about surface pattern design and COLORS! It truly is a very informative and hands on learning Group. August was a free month for anyone who already was a… Continue reading The Colour Gang – Make It In Design

Design, design school, patterns, Surface Patterns

Summer School 2018 – Make It In Design

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Marylou Crosby Wade

WOW! What a challenging, fun Summer School 2018 session I just completed at Make It In Design's The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design, an online school located in Manchester, United Kingdom. For the month of August I was given two Trend Briefs and two Creative Briefs (assignments) to complete. The Trend Briefs will be judged… Continue reading Summer School 2018 – Make It In Design

Design, design school, patterns, Surface Patterns

Geometric and Graphic Trends

July 19, 2018October 30, 2018 Marylou Crosby Wade

Above is my take on the 3.6 Geometric & Graphic Trends (ladies swimsuit patterns) for this Creative Exercise in Make It In Design online course. It was a bit of a challenge, taking me a couple weeks to complete. There were a lot of research lessons in this section, which led to a whole lot… Continue reading Geometric and Graphic Trends