Both of today's designs are fairly simple and work best as bold, graphic, large-scale patterns.
First, the "fancy": Pattern Lulu
In many ways, Pattern Lulu is similar to a different pattern that I featured in my "Blue Lagoon" stationery set - both feature ninja-star shapes, created from an italic lowercase "y" character. The main difference, however, is the additional character (an italic lowercase "f") added to Pattern Lulu. With the "f"s radiating out of the star-shaped centers, the stars require more breathing room around them. The result is rectangular negative spaces that jump out and become the main pattern from a distance.
In this stationery sample, the tilted rectangular "negative" spaces becomes clear, because those rectangles are so large in scale to the rest of the pattern. Pattern Lulu is graphic and bold and works best at a large scale - but it stays elegant and "fancy" with its calligraphic lines that vary between medium thickness and thin accents.
And now, the "funky": Pattern Grace
Pattern Grace is even simpler than Pattern Lulu. It's made of lowercase "s" forms that flow seamlessly into each other to create columns of design. Instead of lining the columns up so that they touched, I let them breathe a little by leaving some white space between them. Then, I rotated the column 180 degrees so that some of the columns seem to point upwards, while the others point down. This creates a sense of movement throughout the pattern, and forms zig-zags within the white negative space between the columns.
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Shameless plug time: Love my patterns? I incorporate them into a lot of the artwork I create, from stationery for Invites by Andrea to the watercolors I paint. Check out Invites by Andrea's website to see examples of these patterns in use or drop me a line at andrea@invitesbyandrea.com to let me know what you think!
First, the "fancy": Pattern Lulu
In many ways, Pattern Lulu is similar to a different pattern that I featured in my "Blue Lagoon" stationery set - both feature ninja-star shapes, created from an italic lowercase "y" character. The main difference, however, is the additional character (an italic lowercase "f") added to Pattern Lulu. With the "f"s radiating out of the star-shaped centers, the stars require more breathing room around them. The result is rectangular negative spaces that jump out and become the main pattern from a distance.
In this stationery sample, the tilted rectangular "negative" spaces becomes clear, because those rectangles are so large in scale to the rest of the pattern. Pattern Lulu is graphic and bold and works best at a large scale - but it stays elegant and "fancy" with its calligraphic lines that vary between medium thickness and thin accents.
And now, the "funky": Pattern Grace
Pattern Grace is even simpler than Pattern Lulu. It's made of lowercase "s" forms that flow seamlessly into each other to create columns of design. Instead of lining the columns up so that they touched, I let them breathe a little by leaving some white space between them. Then, I rotated the column 180 degrees so that some of the columns seem to point upwards, while the others point down. This creates a sense of movement throughout the pattern, and forms zig-zags within the white negative space between the columns.
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Click here to see all posts related to "Fancy/Funky Friday"
Shameless plug time: Love my patterns? I incorporate them into a lot of the artwork I create, from stationery for Invites by Andrea to the watercolors I paint. Check out Invites by Andrea's website to see examples of these patterns in use or drop me a line at andrea@invitesbyandrea.com to let me know what you think!
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