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A FREE EBOOK & ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNERS, by Bärbel Dressler
Build your knowledge, vocabulary & find inspiration for your next pattern or collection.
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The Patternpedia:
Downloaded and referenced by 40.000 pattern design passionates since 2022.
Now released in an updated and extended second edition!
72 pages with the history behind-, descriptions and illustrative images of over 170 classic pattern types, historical styles and motifs.
Organized from A-Z.
"This is AMAZING!
This will be a very helpful resource. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge."
Beth Anderson
"Thank you so very much for this comprehensive Patternpedia!
It will be very handy in making collections, defining my own style and creating tags for my POD-shop!"
Cindy
Tips for how to use the Patternpedia:
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Become more knowledgable about patterns and styles by making it a part of your self curated pattern design education.
BROADEN YOUR PORTFOLIO
When submitting your work to a company it's good to show a wide range of designs. Use the Patternpedia to vary your work.
CREATE A NEW PATTERN
Coming up with new ideas can be tough. Browse the Patternpedia to find new inspiration for your next pattern design.
ROUND OUT A COLLECTION
Discover new pattern types to inspire and diversify your hero, coordinating and blender patterns in your next pattern collection.
COME UP WITH KEYWORDS & TAGS
Find descriptive keywords and tags to help your patterns get found on POD-services and Google.
CREATE PATTERN PROMPTS
Close your eyes, scroll the pages, stop and put your finger/cursor somewhere and see where you land. That's your pattern prompt.
"Amazing resource! The Patternpedia opened my eyes to a world of design that was far beyond what I already knew. I use it constantly to find inspiration for my drawings and patterns."
Hillary Ward
"This is so helpful for a newbie like me! It will make it easier to distinguish the styles I am drawn to, when they are laid out in such a clear manner. You inspire me to keep going!"
Carolyn
"This has been my go-to inspiration reference for years now! Especially when I'm stuck for ideas for coordinate and blender patterns to round out a collection, the Patternpedia gets me un-stuck and moving forward every time.
Beyond the images and examples of the patterns, I also love the small explanatory texts that give me a head-start on further research for the style that interests me.
Miriam Rowe
