Thank you to everyone who participated in the January Print & Pattern Challenge with my Domestika Course, Pattern Design for Homeware (aka, Playful Patterns in Illustrator). I’m so pleased to announce the winners here today! I had a wonderful couple of weeks connecting with everyone who participated — seeing your progress and hearing the ways the course positively affected your practices really made my heart sing!
Congratulations to these artists for their amazing work!
Underwater Fun by Marera
I have such a crush on this collection! That hero print fills me with excitement — I think it’s totally unique, modern, cool, and I would happily live with it in my life. The colors are so cool, the textures bring the whole thing to life and even with a high level of elements, it’s so resolved — everything just clicks.
@marera_studio / www.behance.net/marerastudio
Spring Forest by Laura Oster
There was a such a refinement to this collection and it was just so pleasing to my eyes. It showed a variety of explorations in each print that aren’t the exact same approach, but all work beautifully together. It has a simplicity, but details add lovely interest. This looks like it’s ready to put on products tomorrow!
@laura__oster / www.hellolaurao.com
Underwater Treasury by Tiina Achrén
Simplicity is not always so simple, but here, Tiina does it effortlessly! I love the minimal palette — and the work has to be strong to carry it with so few colors — and it truly does. I love the confident shapes, and I would put all those prints on my walls. It’s cool and modern and has great style.
@kuviokioski / www.tiinaachren.com
Bom Dia Alegria by by Alexandra Pinheiro
I chose this one for a variety of reasons! Not only was the work great, but you can just feel the love poured into it. Alex walks us through her collection with a charming story that put a smile on my face, and was clearly inspired, going above and beyond with her final patterns and mock-ups.
@tuscastudio
Rebel Jaipur by Elizabeth Bagán
From the initial moodboard to the final, this project really spoke to me! I love the big unapologetic boldness of the beautifully detailed motifs in powerful colors. It’s so punchy and alive! It’s got a lot going on (I love that), and uses color skillfully so that your eye doesn’t get overwhelmed. Super cool!
@soyelizabethbagan
Congratulations to the winners, and for everyone who created a collection for the challenge, and for anyone that even took a small step forward toward it! And if you’re interested in taking the course yourself, you can check it out right here. Have a great day!