Repeat After Me is the new e-book by the talented Portland, Oregon duo Claudia Brown and Jessie Whipple Vickery of Pattern People. If you are looking to learn how to create pattern repeats in Illustrator and Photoshop this is for you. This is the second e-book by Pattern People. The first was Pattern Design and Beyond which led designers through the ins and out’s of how to turn your love for patterns into a functional business. It’s an insightful and exceptional resource that takes the mystery of the business.

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Carole Collet created the textile futures course at Central Saint Martins School, London. Two exhibits—one in London and another during Milan Design Week iin April—celebrated its 10th anniversary. I saw the exhibit in Milan and was taken by the delicately crafted pieces that evoked another world—a universe where science and haute couture dance and smooch. In addition, the exhibition was touchable! Textiles (in my opinion) ache to be touched but at the Milan Design Week, the “do not touch, sit, or even think about such things” was ubiquitous. So to be able to touch these beauties was a rare treat. Many thanks to the designers for letting all of our grubby fingers dirty up your designs!

Hear! Hear! To 10 years of more innovative, smart, touchable designs.

jotta | Textile Futures 2011 from jotta on Vimeo.

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