What Adobe Software is Best for Pattern Designers?
I have gotten a few messages from readers who want to know what software they should get if they are just starting out in surface pattern design and I wanted to post about it to help other new pattern designers
How I made my next $77.80 on creative market
In my last post about my creative market shop earnings I half jokingly talked about how I made my first $15.40 on Creative Market. Although sadly it's true that my shop didn't pop off after that it is important to
Design Talk: Single Patterns vs Pattern Collections
Disclaimer: This design talk series on my blog is ment to be a discussion. All things in this blog post are my opinions, however, I would love to hear what you think in the comments. Almost every surface pattern designer has
Making a Popsicle in Adobe Illustrator: Part 2
This tutorial is a continuation of my previous tutorial. If you want to learn how to draw the dripping popsicle in Adobe Illustrator click here. This tutorial is going to talk about how to color in your popsicle and create
Making a Popsicle in Adobe Illustrator: Part 1
I want to do more tutorials teaching you to make specific objects so in this tutorial I am going to teach you how to make a simple flat design popsicle. This tutorial is going to be split into three parts.
My Worst Pattern Designs
I was going through my old designs and I found some designs that I don't think I have ever shown online before because they are some of my least favorite designs. One of these designs is my very first design
How I made my first $15.40 on Creative Market
When I decided to sell my designs on Creative Market, I would often read about success stories online and while those success stories are really encouraging, they don't always represent reality. I have been on Creative Market for a while
Design Talk: Responding to Criticism
As a designer, criticism is an inevitable nuisance. I remember on my first blog I received a comment about one of my tutorials. At the time I didn't get a lot of comments on my blog so any comment was
My Top 4 Favorite Adobe Capture Features
I recently discovered the amazingness that is Adobe Capture so I wanted to share it with you. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Adobe Capture, Adobe Capture is an app on your phone that allows you to take
How to Curve a Picture Around a Circle in Adobe Illustrator
Occasionally, when you are designing something you might want to curve your design on a sphere to give it more dimension. For example, if you are creating any sort of ball you can create the pattern of the ball and
