Design #96: Dream

At the suggestion of my friend Vanessa over at Lynn David Handbags, I watched The September Issue this evening. It's the story of Anna Wintour, the legendary fashion editor of Vogue magazine. I've always been captivated by the world of fashion; it's this untouchable world of hauntingly skinny yet intriguing women and beautiful clothing. Of all the dream careers I've wanted to have, the idea of working for a fashion magazine / organization has always stuck in the back of my mind.

This wallpaper is for women, powerful careers, and high fashion.

Photo credits: Fashion Action (Jean Paul Gaultier) and Kosher Camembert (the train)

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Design #95: The Great Fish Caught

I seemed to get a positive response last month with downloadable patterns so I've decided to take on wallpaper (for computers and iPhones) as July's challenge. With the oil spill in the Gulf, I've been thinking about the types of fish and seafood people eat. While I don't really eat meat, I think it's important to be responsible about my food choices. There's a really neat website called Seafood Watch that recommends which seafood to buy or avoid and helps advocate ocean-friendly seafood.

This first wallpaper is about whales. While modern commercial whaling for food doesn't really exist anymore (it was banned in 1986), there are still certain species within the Baleen whale group that are hunted for various reasons.

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Design #94: Origin

It's hard to believe that I've already completed 6 months of Design a Day. I haven't completely reached my goal of posting at least 5 designs a week (technically I should be at #130), but I'm really happy with what I've done so far regardless. In recognition of Independence Day this weekend, I wanted to go back to our country's roots and celebrate the tradition of the American Indians. Their icons and patterns are so simple, but are rich and complex at the same time.

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This is a wrap for June and I've got the entire weekend to brainstorm for July's challenge. I'm open to any suggestions if there is something you want to see!

Design #93: What the what?

Update: Thanks to my Jason, my design partner in crime at Aptera, we have a pattern! (Still in one color combination) Download WhatTheWhat as a vector pattern Download WhatTheWhat as a Photoshop pattern

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I've been trying since Tuesday to get this simple (emphasis on simple) pattern to the point that it's repeatable. Circles. That's all it is. I have no clue. Can anyone else smarter than me chime in on this one?

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Take it and make it your own.

Design #92: Lazy Daze

Today it's time to enjoy something a little more care free. Meet Lazy Daze. Download LazyDaze as a Photoshop pattern Download LazyDaze as a vector pattern

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Design #91: Under the Sea

I'm slowly but surely progressing on Pattern a Day for June. I knew I was taking on a decent sized challenge when I chose to create patterns during the summer (I have a tendency to stay too busy during the summer) but it's been fun all the same. I'm still loving circles right now (see my Circle a Day Flickr set) so I decided to create a circle pattern. I didn't really have a solid idea of what I was going to do other than it was going to include circles. The shapes within each circle are really just experiments with the pen tool. I thought the first one looked a little floral, the second a little like coral, and I liked what I saw so I just kept going.

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Design #90: Nightlight

Today's pattern was inspired by one of my drawings from March - the Woodfly. While the Woodfly looked great in black and white on paper, she's finally in the forest where she belongs. Download NightLight as a high-res Photoshop pattern

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