About Pattern of the Day
Pattern of the Day is a blog project which, at the end of the year, will feature 365 original patterns. I set it up as a personal challenge, a way to gently force myself to make pattern design a priority.
Because POD is a work in progress, there are patterns in various stages of development. I thought it might be interesting for readers to see the design process—experimentation with color, scale, repeats, composition, among other things—rather than seeing only finalized artwork. I will post “final” art on my personal website, verityfreebern.com.
Here are my rules for Pattern of the Day:
- Every day features a unique pattern, designed by me.
- I try to post patterns daily; however, it’s sometimes just not possible. So if I get behind, I will post several patterns at one time with the corresponding dates.
- Pattern elements cannot be reused unless the resulting pattern is significantly changed from the original.
- Sometimes I’ll feature other people’s patterns, or other inspirational material. Those will be in addition to my own original pattern, not instead of.
- Sometimes I’ll blog about other things—there are patterns in just about everything, if you think about it.
All patterns are copyrighted by me and may not be reproduced without my permission. For more info look at the “copyright” page.
September 18, 2008 at 8:37 am |
[...] has a pretty cool idea/challenge of adding a pattern of the day for the year – ending with 365 unique designs. Verity includes variations of colors and scale giving visitors to the site a chance to look into [...]
January 8, 2009 at 1:26 pm |
What a fabulous idea to do a pattern of the day – I came across your blog when I was researching Lucienne Day. I am so looking forward to your patterns brightening up my in box!
February 10, 2009 at 5:06 pm |
How interesting, because I am doing something similar. I set myself a task to do a daily doodle or pattern for a year to stretch my creative expression. I have missed 3 days while travelling overseas. I was going to try and make them up but I have decided to just leave. At this stage I am just keeping them for myself, but in the future I might also post them somewhere.
April 2, 2009 at 7:59 am |
Like Helen, I was searching for Lucienne Day too! Love looking through all the other patterns – what a brilliant idea!
October 29, 2009 at 3:04 pm |
A good post, very helpful information.
April 20, 2011 at 8:16 pm |
I have just come across this site, I was looking for images of pomegranates. Very impressive, especially the challenge part, setting yourself such a task. congratulations! I love your work.
July 12, 2011 at 5:26 am |
Hey Verity,
This is a great blog and an awesome challenge. I was searching for mandalas as I have been working on some myself. Yours are beautiful, interesting and inspiring.
January 21, 2012 at 4:45 pm |
Dear Verity
I would love to have some wallpaper made for my home using one of your patterns. Can I buy a high resolution file or does someone already sell wallpaper from your designs ?
Thanks