Print & Pattern: Kids

305 Pages·2012·73.099 MB·English

by  Marie Perkins

Print & Pattern Kids
Bowie Style
Published in 2013 by

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Contents 01 Akemi Tezuka 8
02 Alain Grée 10
03 Albert + Marie 16
04 Alice Apple 20
05 Amy Mullen 24
06 Amy Schimler 26
07 Amy Wilde 30
08 Andrea Turk 32
09 Angela Nickeas 36
10 Ann Kelle 42
11 Audrey Jeanne 46
12 Aurélie Guillerey 50
13 Belle & Boo 54
14 biroRobot 58
15 Blanca Gómez 60
16 Boden 62
17 Bumpkin 66
18 Buttongirl Designs 68
19 Castle 70
20 Cath Kidston 72
21 Charlotte Swiden 78
22 Claire Louise Milne 80
23 Creepy Tree 82
24 Dan Stiles 84
25 Dawn Bishop 88
26 Dawn Machell 92
27 Dennis Bennett 94
28 Designers Guild Kids 98
29 Ecojot 100
30 Ed Emberley 104
31 Elissa Hudson 110
32 Ellen Crimi-Trent 112
33 Esther Hall 114
34 ferm LIVING 116
35 Filipa Cipriano 120 69 Michéle Brummer Everett 210
36 Flora Waycott 122 70 minimega 214
37 Gail Veillette 124 71 Mondaland 216
38 Haciendo el Indio 126 72 My Lovely Spot 220
39 Helen Dardik 128 73 Nancy Wolff 222
40 Hikje 132 74 Nina van de Goor 224
41 I’d like to be... 134 75 Noi Publishing 228
42 Ian Dutton 138 76 Orla Kiely 232
43 IKEA 140 77 PaaPii Design 234
44 Ingela P. Arrhenius 144 78 Paper Moon 236
45 Isa Form 146 79 Paperchase 240
46 Isak 148 80 Paulita Ortiz 244
47 Jay-Cyn Designs 152 81 Pepillo 246
48 Jayne Schofi eld 154 82 Pink Light Design 248
49 Jillian Phillips 156 83 Prestigious Textiles 250
50 June Craft 160 84 Rebecca Jones 252
51 Kara White 164 85 Robin & Mould 256
52 Kate Legge 166 86 Rosalind Maroney 258
53 Ketchup on Everything 168 87 Ruka-Ruka 260
54 Khristian A. Howell 170 88 Samarra Khaja 262
55 Laura Ashley 172 89 Sarah Alcock 264
56 Lemon Ribbon 176 90 Sparky & Marie 268
57 Lesley Grainger 178 91 Stephen Barker 270
58 Lisa Martin 180 92 Studio 2 272
59 Little Studio 184 93 Studio Seed 274
60 Liz Alpass 186 94 Susan Driscoll 276
61 Luli Bunny 188 95 Susan Mansell 278
62 made with love by mrs booth 190 96 Suzanne Washington 280
63 Mamas & Papas 192 97 Vanja Kragulj 282
64 Marc Boutavant 196 98 Victor Fox 286
65 Margo Slingerland 200 99 We Love Patterns 288
66 Marie Perkins 202 100 Wendy Burns 292
67 Marimekko 204 101 Westfalenstoff e 296
68 Mélusine Allirol 208 102 Zutano 300
Introduction Within the world of design, I fi nd I am continually
Marie Perkins drawn to patterns and illustrations created
for children. And so, it would seem, are many
other creatives. Perhaps it is the boldness of the
a.k.a. Bowie Style
colours or the graphic simplicity of the motifs,
but many a designer will be attracted to this fun
www.printpattern.blogspot.com
and expressive genre. Legendary graphic designer

Paul Rand, well-known for his posters and logos,
relished the work he created for children’s books
in the late 1950s. He felt it gave him a welcome
respite from the constraints of corporate work.
For children, especially those who may not have
yet fully developed their literacy skills, imagery
is everything. In their early, formative years their
decor, clothing and books will be their introduction
to the visual arts. With this in mind, parents
naturally want to surround their children with
fun and stimulating design, which has created
a fantastic market for designers and illustrators
working today.
Introduction
Here we have gathered together just over 100
individuals and companies to celebrate the
wonderful creativity that is available in this market.
We showcase the skills of designers who can distil
complex ideas, objects, animals and themes into
images children can identify with and understand.
We asked all of our contributors which designers
and illustrators have most inspired them. I hope this
will give you a great insight into their infl uences
and perhaps introduce you to new artists you
weren’t aware of and whom you may want to
research for yourself.
Many of the individual designers featured are
freelancers and would be absolutely delighted
to receive commissions or licensing enquiries.
Marie Perkins
Akemi Tezuka
www.asterisk-agency.com
[email protected]
01 // Akemi Tezuka is a designer
and illustrator based in Tokyo,
Japan. Akemi studied Graphic
Design in the Industrial Design
Faculty at Joshi Bijutsu University.
Her clients have included Pie
Books, Kokuyo S&T, Benesse
Corporation, Gakken Holdings,
and Kumon Publishing. ‘My main
inspirations for my works are
the design elements in screen
structures,’ Akemi says. Her
dream commission would be
to write and illustrate a book
that appealed to both adults
and children. In the future Akemi
hopes to illustrate books for
a publishing company that will
‘keep reprinting for decades’.
Design Hero: Olle Eksell
Favourite Children’s Illustrators:
Alain Grée (see pages 10–15),
Ed Emberley (see pages 104–9)
Top / Weather Forecast Opposite / Connect
Proportion and balance When examined closely,
are used to great eff ect Akemi’s illustrations have
in this composition, which a stippled texture that
could be best described looks like traditional
as cheerful, thanks to the airbrushing. In fact, Akemi
character’s beaming smile. uses Adobe Photoshop to
The very tall hat and do all her work, and all her
outstretched arm create works done prior to digital,
the structure but also add a such as watercolours or
humorous, whimsical touch. designs created using other
techniques, have been kept
Bottom / Squirrels as stock. In this design
Two adorable squirrels, diff erent people from
made even cuter by their around the globe are
neckerchiefs, gather nuts invited to connect.
using spoons. The French text,
which has been very cleverly
placed in the negative space
left by the spoons, refers to
‘harvest fruits’.
8 Print & Pattern 01 Akemi Tezuka