A step-by-step guide for surface pattern designers ready to go deeper — into their work, their story, and the market waiting for both. There’s a moment most pattern designers recognise. You’ve made something you love. A beautiful floral, a geometric that really sings, a motif that somehow captures exactly the feeling you were after. You […]
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Let’s talk about the thing every artist is thinking about but not everyone is saying out loud. AI is here. It’s not going away. And if you’ve spent any time scrolling through design feeds lately, you’ve seen just how much generated imagery is flooding the internet — polished, fast, and free from the limitations of,
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There’s a quiet shift happening in the design world — and if you’ve been second-guessing your wobbly lines, your hand-lettered imperfections, or the slightly uneven repeat in your latest pattern, this is your sign to stop. Because right now, in 2026, those “flaws” might just be your greatest selling point. The Trend Nobody Saw Coming
