Trippy Pattern & Print

Lately I have been getting back into my pattern obsession. It's the time of year when I start researching new ideas for our fashion week invite and I begin to spend hours trawling books and website, old pictures and galleries for inspiration. 

Something that keeps catching my eye is pattern and print, particularly the more psychedelic and colourful. Now the weather is getting grimmer, it's a good excuse to look at something bright, interesting or just a little bit weird.

Credits:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/abbeyleesarver/7182748110/in/photostream/
http://patternatic.tumblr.com/post/68906923915/notmorphinesara
http://blog.patternbank.com/kayla-newell-painterly-geometric/
http://angelfacebotanicals.blogspot.mx/2012/04/crystalline-collage.html

Interesting Handmade Typography

This blog post is a simple appreciation of interesting typography created from real life objects.

Frequently I feel like I spend too much time at a screen and not enough time 'making', either learning a new skill (like knitting, which I would actually love to learn!) or experimenting with ideas by hand. There is such a sense of pride to be had when building something from scratch and I think it brings often brings a sense of playfulness to projects, like the below examples.

My favourite of the below images is the 'meat poster', the concept is so simple yet effective, right down to the tomato sauce type. It reminds me that the best design is not always made up in Adobe but quite often crafted by hand, which I often think makes it far more beautiful.

http://www.thedenveregotist.com/news/local/2014/october/2/kegswithlegs-46-–-thursday-october-9-victors-spoils-boulder
https://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Quick-Brown-Fox/10229195
http://www.fromupnorth.com/typography-inspiration-665/
http://www.inspirationde.com/image/9054/