Lesson 9 of 84 · Pattern Design

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Repeating Pattern Design (Part 5)

🎨Studio Brief #9

Patterns repeat motifs in a predictable way.

🎯 Your mission

Pick one font. Pick one color. Pick one shape.

⚡ The twist

One color only.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The 'recycle' triangle was designed by a 23-year-old in 1970.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Saul Bass (the movie poster designer) made *Vertigo* with a spiral and a triangle.

Practice pattern design in this art lesson: repeating pattern design (part 5).

What You'll Learn

Patterns repeat motifs in a predictable way. They appear in textiles, wallpaper, architecture, and nature. Design your own repeating pattern.

Techniques You'll Practice

pattern designrepeat unitcolor harmony

Materials Needed

GlueColored pencilsDrawing paper

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every menu, app, and sign you've ever read was designed by someone like you.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Redesign one boring sign you saw today. Make it better.

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For the dinner table

“If you could design the logo for our family, what would it look like?”

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